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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

• The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the names of seven young climate leaders – between the ages of 18 and 28 years old – who will advise him regularly on accelerating global action and ambition to tackle the worsening climate crisis.

1 November 2023, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the culmination of a project that saw 6 state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, which the Government of Japan generously funded, successfully installed in Iranian hospitals. This initiative represents a significant stride in bolstering the diagnostic capacity and resilience of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s health system, ultimately enhancing the overall quality of patient care.

• TEHRAN, 15 September 2020 (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day of Democracy, 15 September 2020, called on Governments to do more to listen to people demanding change, open new channels for dialogue and respect freedom of peaceful assembly.

• Amid sadness over coronavirus, United Nations Secretary-General expresses hope Nowruz will bring harmony, celebration of common humanity, in his message for the international day.

• TEHRAN, 15 November 2020 (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, 15 November 2020, said some 3700 people are lost on the world’s roads every day.
  

  

• TEHRAN, 22 April 2021 (UNIC) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message marking Interntional Girls in ICT Day, 22 April 2021, called for equal access for young women and girls to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.