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6 December 2018

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Respect for Human Rights Still Far from Universal, Secretary-General Says at Anniversary Event, While Hailing ‘Pioneers’ behind Declaration

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the exhibition on the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in New York today:

6 December 2018

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Secretary-General Tells Security Council Preventing Conflict Would Save $34 Billion in Damages, Stresses Key Role of Regional Organizations to Sustain Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council on Cooperation between the United Nations and Subregional Organizations: The Role of States, Regional Arrangements and the United Nations in the Prevention of Conflicts, in New York today:

6 December 2018

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Secretary-General Welcomes Launch of Intra-Yemeni Consultations in Sweden, Urges Parties to Engage in Good Faith, without Preconditions

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

5 December 2018

SG/SM/19392-OBV/1848

Cost of Corruption at Least 5 Per Cent of Global Gross Domestic Product, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:

4 December 2018

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Secretary-General Welcomes Decision by Morocco, Frente POLISARIO, Algeria, Mauritania to Participate in Meeting on Western Sahara

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

4 December 2018

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Solutions ‘at Our Fingertips’, Secretary-General Tells E-Mobility Event, Urging Governments to Embrace Clean, Decarbonized Transport

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the event on E‑Mobility, in Katowice, Poland today:

4 December 2018

SG/SM/19388-ENV/DEV/1913

To Achieve Historic Paris Accord, Secretary-General Calls for Engaging, Investing, Partnering ahead of 2019 Climate Summit

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks on the 2019 Climate Summit, in Katowice, Poland, today:

4 December 2018

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Work of Humanitarians on Front Lines Crucial to Saving, Protecting Millions, Secretary-General Tells Annual Meeting

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the third annual meeting of frontline humanitarian negotiators, in Geneva today:

3 December 2018

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Recent ‘Brutal Sexual Attacks’ Perpetrated against Women, Girls in South Sudan

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

3 December 2018

SG/SM/19386-ENV/DEV/1912

No Time Left for Limitless Negotiations, Secretary-General Stresses as Climate Talks Open, Warning: ‘We Cannot Afford to Fail in Katowice’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the twenty-fourth Conference of Parties (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, today: