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17 March 2019

SG/SM/19499

Secretary-General Conveys Condolences after Deadly Natural Disasters Hit Indonesia

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

15 March 2019

SG/SM/19495

Shocked, Appalled at Terrorist Attack on Mosques in New Zealand, Secretary-General Extends Condolences to Families of Victims

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

15 March 2019

SG/SM/19496

Secretary-General Deeply Saddened by Loss of Life, Displacement in Mozambique Following Heavy Rains, Flooding from Tropical Cyclone

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

15 March 2019

SG/SM/19494-ORG/1688

In Ceremony for Victims of Ethiopian Air Crash, Secretary-General Stresses Reflecting on Their Lives, Service

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath laying for the victims on the Ethiopian air crash, in New York today:

15 March 2019

SG/SM/19497

Secretary-General Urgently Calls upon Warring Parties in Syria to Uphold Idlib Ceasefire, Protect Civilians, Forge Path towards Peace

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

14 March 2019

SG/SM/19492-ENV/DEV/1927

Secretary-General, Addressing Seventh Global Baku Forum, Highlights ‘Paradox’ of Fragmented Responses to Increasingly Interconnected Global Challenges

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the seventh Global Baku Forum “A New Foreign Policy”, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 14‑16 March:

14 March 2019

SG/SM/19493-SOC/NAR/965

Drug Addicts Need Treatment, Not Punishment, Secretary-General Says in Message to Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the ministerial segment of the sixty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, being held in Vienna on 14-15 March.

12 March 2019

SG/SM/19491-HR/5428-OBV/1865

Honour Transatlantic Slave Trade’s Victims by Telling Their Stories, Opposing Modern Forms of Enslavement, Secretary-General Urges in Remembrance Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:

12 March 2019

SG/SM/19490-IHA/1464

Secretary-General, in Message to Donor Conference, Stresses Crucial Importance of Sustaining Life-Saving Aid amid Staggering Suffering in Syria

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Donor Conference on Syria, in Brussels today:

12 March 2019

SG/SM/19489-GA/12127-WOM/2173

Secretary-General Pledges ‘We Will Push Back’ against Internal Resistance to Gender Parity, at General Assembly High-Level Event on Women in Power

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly high-level event on “Women in Power”, in New York today: