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19 August 2020

SG/SM/20212

Secretary-General Hails ‘Unsung Heroes’ Risking Their Lives to Help Others during COVID-19 Pandemic, in World Humanitarian Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Humanitarian Day, observed today:

19 August 2020

SG/SM/20213

Aligning Legislative, Spending Decisions with Climate Action Key to Recovering from COVID-19 Pandemic, Secretary-General Tells Speakers of Parliament

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) World Conference of Speakers of Parliament on the theme: “Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet”, in New York today:

18 August 2020

SG/SM/20210

Secretary-General Expresses Concern over Pre-Election Violence in Côte d’Ivoire

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

18 August 2020

SG/SM/20211

Condemning Military Mutiny in Mali, Secretary-General Demands Immediate Release of Arrested President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Cabinet Members

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

18 August 2020

SG/SM/20209

Secretary-General Takes Note of Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s Verdict in relation to Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s Assassination

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

17 August 2020

SG/SM/20208

Secretary-General Calls for Enduring Support to Terrorism Victims, Warns of Pandemic-Related Cuts, on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, observed on 21 August:

14 August 2020

SG/SM/20207

Secretary-General Spotlights Peaceful Expression Rights amid Demonstrations in Belarus

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

14 August 2020

SG/SM/20206

Secretary-General Urges Unconditional Access to Oil Tanker ‘Safer’ for Mitigation of Environmental Risks Facing Yemen, Wider Region

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

13 August 2020

SG/SM/20205

Secretary-General Welcomes Joint Statement Suspending Israel’s Plans to Annex West Bank, Expresses Hope for Renewed Talks towards Two-State Solution

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

12 August 2020

SG/SM/20204

Inequalities, Global Poverty Could Grow for Years, Secretary-General Warns at Security Council Teleconference on ‘Pandemics and Sustaining Peace’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open videoconference on “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace”, today: