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20 April 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mali [scroll down for French version]

19 April 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attack against a health centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri of Ghana, Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observation Force

18 April 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at closing of the 2019 Financing for Development [as delivered]
New York - Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile - Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary
New York - Mr. Volker Türk of Austria - Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General

15 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's Opening Remarks to the 2019 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum [as delivered]

12 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's reemarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda [as delivered]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Breakfast Meeting on the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFED) [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Ministerial Lunch: "Building Bridges: An open dialogue on financing for development – What will it take to unlock private investment for the SDGs?" [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at "SDGs in Action: Integrating the SDGs into National Budgets" seminar [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Pakistan

11 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council on Women in Peacekeeping [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to ECOSOC Partnership Forum [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Emergency Response Fund releases US$26.5 million for life-saving assistance in Sudan
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Stakeout by Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Najat Rochdi
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

10 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly on the 100th Anniversary of the International Labour Organization [as delivered]
New York - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at UN Security Council Press Stakeout

09 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Eighth ECOSOC Youth Forum [as delivered]
Beirut - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening session of the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]

08 April 2019

Brussels - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Conference: "Sustainable Europe 2030: From Goals to Delivery"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Sudan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya

07 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Health Day [scroll down for French version]

06 April 2019

Doha - Secretary-General's video message for 140th Interparliamentary Union Assembly
Dead Sea - Secretary-General's remarks at World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa [as delivered]
Baqa’a camp - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press after visit to the UNRWA Baqa’a camp

05 April 2019

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Ceremony [as prepared for delivery]
Benghazi - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press before departing Libya

04 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [scroll down for French version]
San Jose - Secretary-General's message to the Sanitation and Water For All Sector Ministers' Meeting
Tripoli - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at Press Conference in Tripoli, Libya
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Press Briefing on the Launch of the 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report [as prepared for delivery]

03 April 2019

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the resignation of the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Event [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities [as prepared for delivery]
Cairo - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at Press Conference with Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim of Egypt

02 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General statement on the announcement of the results of the presidential and gubernatorial elections in Comoros [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Autism Awareness Day [scroll down for French version]
Cairo - Secretary-General's remarks at Al Azhar mosque [as delivered]
Brussels - Secretary-General's video message to High-Level Event entitled "Food and Agriculture in Times of Crisis" and Launch of the Global Report on Food Crises 2019
New York - Secretary-General's video message on General Assembly Resolution: "Combating Terrorism and Other Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief"
New York - Secretary-General's message to launch the campaign: "Act to Protect Children affected by Conflict"
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Meeting on Cyclone Idai [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Mr. Nicholas Koumjian of the United States of America - Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar

01 April 2019

Copenhagen - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1-3 April
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks to the Commission on Population and Development [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents on the launch of the “Toolkit on Digital Technologies and Mediation in Armed Conflict” tool by the UN Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

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New York, 24 September 2025

  • HIGH-LEVEL SPECIAL EVENT ON CLIMATE ACTION TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL RENEWING CALLS FOR ACTION...  
  • AT FIRST SUMMIT FOR SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY, U.N. CHIEF CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION...
  • D.R. CONGO: NEARLY 45,000 DOSES OF EBOLA VACCINE DISPATCHED TO THE KASAI PROVINCE TO RESPOND TO RECENT OUTBREAK... 
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