Statements and Messages

Secretary-General Hails Issuance of First Restorative Sentences by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace as ‘Historic Milestone’ in Implementing 2016 Peace Accord

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

Secretary-General Welcomes Entry into Force of Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, delivered by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, in Geneva today:

Secretary-General Urges Diplomacy, Cooperation to Address Growing Nuclear Risks, in Message to International Atomic Energy Agency Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres message, delivered by Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna, to the sixty-ninth regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna today:

On World Tourism Day, Secretary-General Urges ‘Bold, Urgent, Sustainable Action’ to Protect People, Planet

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September:

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Gang Attack in Haiti

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

‘Peace Doesn’t Happen by Accident’ — It Must Be Forged, Stresses Secretary-General, at Headquarters Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Peace Bell ceremony, in New York today:

‘Nuclear Weapons Deliver Only Annihilation, Not Security', Stresses Secretary-General, Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:

On World Maritime Day, Secretary-General Calls for Stronger Global Action to Protect Oceans, Support Seafarers

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Maritime Day, observed on 25 September:

‘Peace Is Everyone’s Business,’ Says Secretary-General on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

Secretary-General Hails Wisdom, Vision, Skill of Outgoing General Assembly President

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today: