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8 February 2018
SG/SM/18887-OBV/1769-WOM/2127

Concerted Efforts Needed to Overcome Systemic Bias Preventing Women, Girls from Pursuing Science, Secretary-General Says in International Day Video Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on 11 February, aired in New York today:

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6 February 2018
SG/SM/18886

Secretary-General Calls on All Parties in Conflict to Observe Truce during 2018 Olympic, Paralympic Games

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the Olympic Truce for the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games, in New York today:

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6 February 2018
SG/SM/18885

Secretary-General Seriously Concerned about Security Situation in Maldives

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

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5 February 2018
SG/SM/18884-OBV/1768-WOM/2126

With Girls’ Health, Dignity at Stake, ‘No Time to Waste’ in Ending Female Genital Mutilation, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed 6 February:

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5 February 2018
SG/SM/18883-DC/3757

United States, Russian Federation Should Hold Talks to Further Cut Nuclear Arsenal, Secretary-General Says, Praising Reductions Under New START Treaty

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

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5 February 2018
SG/SM/18882-GA/PAL/1403

Illegal Settlement Expansion Must Be Halted, Secretary-General Tells Palestinian Rights Committee, Pressing Parties to Make Two-State Solution Reality

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the 2018 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in New York today:

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3 February 2018
SG/2242

Joint Statement on Situation in Guinea-Bissau by Chairperson of African Union Commission, United Nations Secretary-General

Following is the joint statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the situation in Guinea-Bissau:

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31 January 2018
SG/SM/18880-HR/5383-OBV/1767

As Neo-Nazism, White Supremacy Spread, People Must Unite to Prevent Normalization of Hate, Secretary-General Says in Remarks for Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at a ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York today:

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30 January 2018
SG/SM/18879-ICJ/630

Secretary-General Chooses International Court of Justice as Means for Peacefully Settling Long-Standing Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy

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

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30 January 2018
SG/SM/18878-DEV/3310-HR/5382

Millions Cured of Leprosy, but Greater Action Needed to End Bias, Ensure Health Care for People Affected by Disease, Secretary-General Says in Message for Global Appeal

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the thirteenth Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, in New Delhi today:

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