Statements of the Secretary-General
2018
- Statement by the Secretary-General to the Peacebuilding Commission ambassadorial-level meeting on “Leadership, Accountability and Capacities” (7 September 2018)
- Statement by the Secretary-General to the Security Council on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (25 April 2018)
- Statement by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly at the High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (24 April 2018)
- UN Secretary-General's remarks at "Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism" (12 April 2018)
- Secretary-General's briefing to the General Assembly on his Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (5 March 2018)
2017
- Statement by the Secretary-General at the Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders (22 September 2017)
- Statement by the Secretary-General on Secretariat Peace and Security Strategy (14 February 2017)
- Statement by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly at the High-level Dialogue on ‘Building sustainable peace for all: synergies between the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and sustaining peace’ (24 January 2017)
- Statement by the Secretary-General to the Security Council Open Debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace" (10 January 2017)
2016
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (25 October 2016)
- Secretary-General's remarks at Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (23 September 2016)
- Secretary-General's message to the High-level event on Achieving Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development (22 September 2016)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Peacebuilding Fund Pledging Conference: 'Invest in Sustaining Peace' (21 September 2016)
- Secretary-General’s remarks at youth event in Galle, Sri Lanka: Reconciliation and Coexistence: The Role of Youth (1 September 2016)
- Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Open Debate on Peacebuilding in Africa (28 July 2016)
- Secretary-General's Informal Briefing to the General Assembly on UN Peace Operations, the Peacebuilding Architecture and the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) (9 June 2016)
- Secretary-General's remarks at event on “United Nations Peace Operations Review: Taking stock, leveraging opportunities and charting the way forward" (11 April 2016)
- Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Adoption of Resolutions on the Peacebuilding Architecture in the General Assembly and the Security Council (27 April 2016)
- Secretary-General’s address to the National Defense College of Oman, “The United Nations and Conflict Prevention in a Changing World” (1 February 2016)
- Secretary-General's Informal Briefing to the General Assembly (14 January 2016)
- Statement by the Secretary-General at the General Assembly Presentation of the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (15 January 2016)
2015
- Secretary-General's message to Taize Community European Meeting of Young Adults (28 December 2015)
- Secretary-General's briefing to the Security Council on Peace Operations (20 November 2015)
- Secretary-General's Remarks to Security Council Open Debate on "Security, Development and the Root Causes of Conflicts" (17 November 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks at IPI Forum on the Future of Global Governance (23 October 2015)
- Secretary-General's Remarks at Launch of Global Study of Security Council Resolution 1325 (14 October 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security (13 October 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Thematic Debate of the General Assembly marking the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations under the theme: "Maintenance of International Peace and Security" (1 October 2015)
- Secretary-General's Message to High-Level Meeting on a New Approach to Peacebuilding (29 September 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks opening of the 70th session of the General Assembly (15 September 2015)
- Secretary-General's message to Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security (21 August 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks to International Conference on Development of Parliamentarianism (11 June 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks upon receiving honorary degree from Catholic University of Leuven (28 May 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks at high-level General Assembly debate on Strengthening Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations (4 May 2015)
- Secretary-General's opening remarks at high-level retreat with heads of regional and other organizations (1 May 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks at Open Debate on the Role of Youth in Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Peace (23 April 2015)
- Secretary-General's Remarks to Security Council on "Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations (EU)" (9 March 2015)
- Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea (10 February 2015)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council Debate on "Inclusive Development for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security" (19 January 2015)
2014
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Economic and Social Council Meeting on Ebola: A Threat to Sustainable Development (5 December 2014)
- Secretary-General's remarks at Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders (26 September 2014)
- Secretary-General's video message on the Occasion of Peacebuilding Day (16 June 2014)
- Secretary-General's Remarks at Closing Ceremony for the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (5 March 2014)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on "Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations" (European Union) (14 February 2014)
2013
- Secretary-General's message to Meeting of the International Contact Group on the Central African Republic (8 November 2013)
- Secretary-General's Remarks at General Assembly Thematic Debate on the Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa (25 April 2013)
- Secretary-General's message to Symposium on "The Role of Interfaith Dialogue in Peacebuilding and Women Empowerment” (12 February 2013)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council open debate on United Nations Peacekeeping: A Multidisciplinary Approach (21 January 2013)
2012
- Remarks by the Secretary-General to the Security Council Open Debate on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (20 December 2012)
- Remarks by the Secretary-General to the Peacebuilding Fund High-level Stakeholders meeting (29 November 2012)
- Remarks by the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support to the opening session of the PBF High-level Stakeholders meeting (29 November 2012)
- Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Event on "Peacebuilding: Way towards Sustainable Peace and Security" (25 September 2012)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council debate on Report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its Fifth Session (12 July 2012)
- Remarks at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies: "Building and Sustaining Peace: The UN Role in Post-Conflict Situations" (7 May 2012)
- Secretary-General's message to the Friends of the Central African Republic (5 April 2012)
2011
- Remarks by the Secretary-General to the Peacebuilding Fund High-level Stakeholders meeting (22 November 2011)
- Remarks by the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support to the opening session of the PBF High-level Stakeholders meeting (22 November 2011)
- Remarks by the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support to the Security Council (31 October 2011)
- Secretary-General's remarks at closing of the 65th Session of the General Assembly (12 September 2011)
- Secretary-General's message to Partners' Roundtable on the Central African Republic (17 June 2011)
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on upcoming roundtable of the partners of the Central African Republic (15 June 2011)
- Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the UN Peacebuilding Fund's engagement in Guatemala (16 March 2011)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council thematic debate on "Interlinkages between Peace, Security and Development" (11 February 2011)
2010
- Secretary-General's remarks to Peacebuilding Fund High-Level Stakeholders Meeting (4 November 2010)
- Secretary-General's Video Message on Peacebuilding (4 November 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on peacebuilding (13 October 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Side Event on Addressing Peacebuilding and Development Challenges in the Central African Republic (20 September 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to National Actors (9 June 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council Open Debate on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (16 April 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to informal consultation on the 2010 review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture (17 February 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council open debate on transition and exit strategies for peacekeeping operations (12 February 2010)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Summit of the African Union - "An Agenda for Prosperity and Peace" (31 January 2010)
2009
- Secretary-General's remarks at Forum on the Food and Economic Crises in Post-Conflict Countries (29 October 2009)
- Secretary-General's Address at Uppsala University (1 October 2009)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on peacebuilding (22 July 2009)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the formal meeting of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (13 July 2009)
- Secretary-General's address on UN peacekeeping (7 July 2009)
- Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with members of the Joint Foreign Affairs Committee (7 July 2009)
- Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Special Session of the Peacebuilding Commission on Sierra Leone (10 June 2009)
2008
- Address to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal (1 November 2008)
- Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level meeting on Africa's development needs (22 September 2008)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Breakfast Meeting with the Japan Institute for International Affairs (1 July 2008)
- Secretary-General's remarks at the closing meeting of the Second Session of the Peacebuilding Commission (23 June 2008)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council debate on post-conflict stabilization: Peace after war (20 May 2008)
- Secretary-General addresses the Peacebuilding Commission High-level Stakeholders Consultation on Sierra Leone (19 May 2008)
- Address to the 1st Retreat of the Peacebuilding Commission (18 January 2008)
2007
- Secretary-General's message on the inauguration of H.E. President Ernest Bai Koroma (15 November 2007)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the Proposed Programme Budget For the Biennium 2008-2009 (25 October 2007)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (11 October 2007)
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council at open debate on conflict prevention and resolution, particularly in Africa (28 August 2007)
- Secretary-General's remarks on the conclusion of the first session of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (27 June 2007)
- Secretary-General's message to the Donor Roundtable Conference on Burundi (24 May 2007)
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund in support of Sierra Leone (1 March 2007)
- Secretary-General's address to the Summit of the African Union (29 January 2007)
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security (8 January 2007)