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23 March 2021

SG/SM/20647

Welcoming Saudi Arabia’s Announced Support for Negotiated Settlement in Yemen, Secretary-General Stresses People’s Needs Must Be Placed above All Others

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson of UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

22 March 2021

SG/SM/20643

Secretary-General ‘Profoundly Concerned’ about Rise of Violence against Asians

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

22 March 2021

SG/SM/20644

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Recent Attacks in Syria, Including Artillery Strikes against United Nations-Supported Hospital

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

22 March 2021

SG/SM/20642

As COVID-19 Pandemic Tests Human Family, Nowruz Spirit of Unity, Compassion Needed More Than Ever, Secretary-General Says in International Observance Message

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual meeting on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz, held today:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20640

Harm Due to Underinvestment in Water Unacceptable, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message for World Day Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20639

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Continuing Violence by Myanmar Military as ‘Utterly Unacceptable’, Urging Unified International Response

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20634

Secretary-General Calls Nowruz ‘an Inspiration’ to More Just, Durable Recovery from Pandemic, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 20 March:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20641

Secretary-General Congratulates Samia Suluhu Hassan on Her Swearing-in as United Republic of Tanzania’s New President

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20635

Not Too Late to Undo Forest Damage, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day, while Warning ‘We Risk a Point of No Return

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March:

19 March 2021

SG/SM/20637

We Must Be Proactively Anti-Racist to Fight Racism, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Observance of International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the General Assembly’s observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, today: