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  1. Secretary-General’s press encounter before the Opening Plenary Session at the Brussels Conference on Supporting Syrians and the Region

    ... to put aside their differences and understand that there is a fundamental need to put an end to this horrific war. To make sure that in ... Everything we do is a test to a certain extent. This is a moment of truth. I hope this moment will mobilise the capacity of all those ...

  2. Remarks at the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide (in English and French)

    ... were abandoned to slaughter. The shame still clings, a generation after the events.  Today, Syria is in flames and the ... Les casques bleus ont été retirées du Rwanda au moment où l'on en avait le plus besoin. Un an plus tard, à Srebrenica, ...

  3. Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Democracy [scroll down for French version]

    ... and challenged. Recent outbreaks of violence reinforce a truth we have seen time and again: that where societies are not inclusive, ... le monde après 2015 et qui, par définition, sont à un moment charnière de leur vie : les jeunes. Aujourd’hui, une personne sur ...

  4. Secretary-General’s Address to the General Assembly

    ... to Ethiopia to Yemen and beyond has thwarted peace. A surge of mistrust and misinformation is polarizing people and paralyzing ... refugees and migrants.    Excellencies, We face a moment of truth. Now is the time to deliver.  Now is the time to ...

  5. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Carmichael Lecture [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be back in Ireland and a privilege to deliver this year’s ... in 5 to 7 in 10. Just think about this last point for a moment. Seven out of every ten boys and girls could be unable to read a ...

  6. Secretary-General's Press Conference at the outset of the 74th session of the General Assembly

    ... afternoon.   It is good to see you again as we begin a new session of the General Assembly.   The world is at a critical moment on several fronts – the climate emergency, rising inequality, an ...

  7. Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

    ... take questions of course, that is why I will just give you a little bit of a summary here. This round of talks in Geneva is number 8, ... of Daesh in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, there has been now a moment of truth, we need to find a political solution, and that is shown itself ...

  8. Remarks at Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Park East Synagogue

    ... I especially appreciate you for calling me a mensch. With apologies to those of you who do not speak Yiddish, I have to say: thank goodness he didn't call ... Israel, traumatized by falling rockets. Never for one moment have I forgotten that a million people in southern Israel live in a ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Artificial Intelligence [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

    ... I told the General Assembly six years ago that AI would have a dramatic impact on sustainable development, the world of work, and the social ... The advent of generative AI could be a defining moment for disinformation and hate speech – undermining truth, facts, and ...

  10. Press conference by the Secretary-General and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD – on the launch of the third brief by the Global Crisis Response Group - on Energy

    ... Antonio Guterres: Good afternoon.     It’s a pleasure to join you today to launch the third brief of the Global Crisis ... these ideas, and Rebeca Grynspan will elaborate on them in a moment.     Ladies and gentlemen of the media,     Every country ...