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Statements and Messages

20 August 2018

SG/SM/19174-WOM/2154

'Make Gender Equality Reality', Secretary-General Urges in Message to Second Eurasian Women’s Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Eurasian Women’s Forum being held in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, from 20 to 21 September:

19 August 2018

SG/SM/19173

Secretary-General Marks Fifteen Years since Terrorist Attack against United Nations Mission in Iraq, Pledging to Carry Forward Memory of Those Who Lost Their Lives

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the fifteenth anniversary of the terrorist attack against the United Nations Mission in Iraq:

18 August 2018

SG/SM/19172-ORG/1673

Former United Nations Chief Kofi Annan Was ‘a Guiding Force for Good’, Secretary-General Says as Organization Mourns His Passing

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

17 August 2018

SG/SM/19171-IHA/1454-OBV/1813

Secretary-General, Commemorating World Humanitarian Day, Recalls Casualties Among Civilians, Aid Workers in 15 Years Since Attack on United Nations in Baghdad

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Humanitarian Day, to be observed on 19 August:

17 August 2018

SG/SM/19169

Secretary-General, at Ceremony Marking 15 Years Since Bombing of United Nations Baghdad Office, Vows to Honour Fallen Staff by Keeping Their Mission Alive

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath‑laying ceremony marking the fifteenth anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, in New York today:

17 August 2018

SG/SM/19170-OBV/1812

Amplifying Voices of Victims Critical to Countering Terrorist Narratives, Stresses Secretary-General, as International Remembrance Day Exhibition Opens

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the multimedia exhibition “Surviving Terrorism: Victim’s Voices”, in New York today:

16 August 2018

SG/SM/19168

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Suicide Attack on Education Centre in Kabul

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

15 August 2018

SG/SM/19166

Secretary-General Welcomes Israel’s Reopening of Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza

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

15 August 2018

SG/SM/19167

Secretary-General Sends Condolences to Victims, Families Following Attacks in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Calls for Urgent Ceasefire

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

15 August 2018

SG/SM/19165-OBV/1811

Secretary-General, on First International Day to Remember Terrorism Victims, Hails Communities Demonstrating Resilience in Face of Attacks

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