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27 September 2020

SG/SM/20285

Secretary-General Welcomes Yemen Prisoner-Release Agreement, Urges Plans to Free Remaining Detainees

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

27 September 2020

SG/SM/20284

‘Extremely Concerned’ over Fresh Nagorno-Karabakh Hostilities, Secretary-General Condemns Use of Force, Calling for Return to Meaningful Talks

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

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20283

Eliminating Nuclear Weapons Remains Top United Nations Priority, Secretary-General Reminds States, in Message on Test-Ban Treaty's Early Entry into Force

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, today:

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20281

Focus on Tourism’s Importance for People Living in Rural Areas, Secretary-General Urges, in Message for World Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September:

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20282

Today’s Popular Discontent Reflects Impatience with Status Quo, Desire to Help Change, Secretary-General Tells Event on Governance Challenge Ahead

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high-level side event “Participation, Human Rights and the Governance Challenge Ahead”, held today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20275

Secretary-General Calls Recovery from COVID-19 ‘an Opportunity to Reimagine the Future’, in Message for Bahrain Visions Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the 2020 session of the “Bahrain Visions Forum: Shared Visions for a Successful Future”, held today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20279

Secretary-General Deplores Double Injustice against Women, in Message for High-Level Side Event on Gender Dimensions of Death Penalty

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the high-level side event on the gender dimensions of the death penalty, held today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20280

Continuing Current Trends Will Lead to Unimaginable Suffering Worldwide, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Round Table on Climate Ambition

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks as delivered to the High-Level Round Table on Climate Ambition, held today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20278

Secretary-General Warns against Continued Ad Hoc Responses to Foreseeable Risks, in Security Council Briefing on Post-Pandemic Global Governance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ briefing to the Security Council on global governance post-COVID-19, held today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20276

Silence in Face of Human Suffering Should Not Be Option in Twenty-First Century, Secretary-General Says, Marking ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Adoption Anniversary

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video statement for the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the responsibility to protect, today: