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Statements and Messages

21 May 2024

SG/SM/22236

Artificial Intelligence Can ‘Save Lives, Create Jobs, Foster Progress’, Secretary-General Tells Seoul Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Seoul Summit, in Seoul and online today:

20 May 2024

SG/SM/22235

Secretary-General Saddened by Death of Iran President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi

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

20 May 2024

SG/SM/22233

Bright Future for Africa’s 1.2 Billion People Requires Tackling Multiple Challenges, Secretary-General Observance Message Says, Urging Action on Climate Change, Poverty

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the occasion of Africa Day, observed on 25 May:

20 May 2024

SG/SM/22234

Needless Competition for Water, Reckless Pollution Draining World’s Lifeblood, Secretary-General Tells Bali Forum, Urging Solutions for Sustainable Use

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the occasion of the tenth World Water Forum high-level meeting, in Bali today:

16 May 2024

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Secretary-General Welcomes IMF Decision Allowing Rechannelling of Special Drawing Rights to Multilateral Development Banks through Hybrid Capital Instruments

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

16 May 2024

SG/SM/22230

Overcoming Obstacles Requires Breaking Circle of Division, Working Together towards More Peaceful Future, Secretary-General Tells Arab States Summit

Following are UN Secretary General António Guterres’ remarks at the Summit of the League of Arab States, in Manama today:

16 May 2024

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Resolve to Create More Sustainable, Inclusive World for Non-Self-Governing Territories, Secretary-General Urges at Opening of Regional Decolonization Seminar in Caracas

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the opening of the 2024 Regional Seminar on Decolonization, in Caracas, 14 May:

15 May 2024

SG/SM/22229

Secretary-General, at Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly Session, Says Lawmakers Have Key Role in Addressing Today’s Multiple Challenges, Laying Foundation for Better Future

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Eighteenth Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, held in Braga, Portugal, on 15-16 May:

14 May 2024

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Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises ‘at Heart of Entrepreneurship, Innovation’, Secretary-General Tells World Forum in Bahrain

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Fifth World Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum, in Manama today:

14 May 2024

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Over 2 Billion People Rely on Polluting Fuels to Prepare Meals, Secretary-General Warns, Urging Universal Access to Clean Cooking by 2030, at Energy Agency Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Energy Agency Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, in Paris today: