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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO REMARKS ON LAUNCH OF POLICY BRIEF ON TOURISM AND COVID-19
New York, 25 August 2020 Tourism is one of the world’s most important economic sectors. It employs one in every ten people on Earth and provides livelihoods to hundreds of millions more. It boosts economies and enables…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
New York, 30 August 2020 The crime of enforced disappearance is rife across the world. We see new cases almost daily, including the disappearance of defenders of the environment, who are often indigenous peoples. Meanwhile…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’ S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES
New York, 7 September 2020 Around the world, nine out of every ten people breathe unclean air. Air pollution contributes to heart disease, strokes, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. It causes an estimated 7 million…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S OPENING REMARKS AT HIGH-LEVEL VIRTUAL EVENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTECT EDUCATION FROM ATTACK
New York, 9 September 2020 I am pleased to join you for the first observance of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. I thank the State of Qatar, UNESCO, UNICEF and the Education Above All Foundation for…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S OPENING REMARKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH “UNITED IN SCIENCE 2020” CLIMATE REPORT
New York, 9 September 2020 Thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, I am pleased to join Professor [ Petteri] Taalas of the World Meteorological Organization for this launch of United in Science 2020, a multi…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS DAY FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
New York, 12 September 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives and livelihoods around the world. It poses the greatest risks to developing countries and to vulnerable people and communities. As we mark this year’s…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE 2020 REPORT ON PEACEBUILDING AND SUSTAINING PEACE
New York, 11 September 2020 I thank the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council for convening this joint briefing on my Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace – focusing on the 2020 review of the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY
New York, 15 September 2020 As the world confronts COVID-19, democracy is crucial in ensuring the free flow of information, participation in decision-making and accountability for the response to the pandemic. Yet since the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
New York, 16 September 2020 There are few global agreements as successful as the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Today, on World Ozone Day, we celebrate 35 years of this convention, which was the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS AT THE CLOSING OF THE SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
New York, 15 September 2020 I am pleased to join you for the closing of the 74 th session of the General Assembly -- a session like no other in the past 75 years. The last seven months have been extremely difficult for the…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS ON OPENING OF THE FIRST PLENARY MEETING OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
New York, 15 September 2020 It is a pleasure to be with you again for the opening of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Let me begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency Ambassador Volkan Bozkir of…