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3 April 2020

SG/SM/20033

Secretary-General Urges Countries to Designate Humanitarian Workers ‘Essential’, Fast-Track Their Passage, amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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

2 April 2020

SG/SM/20031

Remember People Living Under Shadow of Explosive Ordnance, Secretary-General Urges, in Message for International Mine Awareness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

1 April 2020

SG/SM/20030

Secretary-General Supports Delay of Climate Change Conference amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Spotlighting Vulnerability to Existential Threats

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

The Secretary-General supports the decision of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bureau to delay the next Conference of Parties (COP26), which was due to be held in November in Glasgow. As hundreds of thousands of people fall seriously ill and many die from COVID-19, the need to suppress the virus and safeguard lives is our foremost priority.

31 March 2020

SG/SM/20029

‘We Are Only as Strong as the Weakest’, Secretary-General Stresses, at Launch of Economic Report on COVID-19 Pandemic

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of a report on the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, in New York today:

28 March 2020

SG/SM/20027

Secretary-General, United States Ambassador Announce Donation of Face Masks to New York Medical Workers amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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

28 March 2020

SG/SM/20028

Secretary-General Congratulates Albania, North Macedonia, as European Council Announces Accession Talks

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

27 March 2020

SG/SM/20026

Secretary-General Briefs Delegations, Main Organ Heads on Broad COVID-19 Response, Stresses ‘We have Never Worked So Closely’ Despite Remote Conditions

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at a joint briefing to Member States on the Organization’s response to COVID-19, in New York today:

26 March 2020

SG/SM/20023

Weaponizing Disease Repugnant, Secretary-General Says, Urging States to Improve Biosecurity on Anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention

The following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the forty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention:

26 March 2020

SG/SM/20025

Secretary-General Spotlights Rights of Persons with Disabilities amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Warns against Rollbacks, Marking Autism Awareness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Autism Awareness Day, observed on 2 April:

26 March 2020

SG/SM/20024

Secretary-General Urges G20 Countries to Suppress COVID-19 Transmission, Keep Households Afloat, amid Pandemic’s ‘Human Crisis’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of 20 (G20) virtual summit on the COVID-19 pandemic, in New York today: