Deputy Secretary-General's Statements

11 May 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the ECOSOC Informal Briefing on COVID-19 Response [as prepared for delivery]

28 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Meeting of the European Union on the G5 Sahel [as prepared for delivery]

21 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP

18 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General’s video message for the "One World: Together at Home" concert organized by Global Citizen

17 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Virtual Extraordinary High-Level Meeting of the Group of Friends of Food Security and Nutrition on the measures taken to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on food availability and supply [as prepared for delivery]

10 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks on UN development system’s socio-economic response to COVID-19 at the Virtual Extraordinary Meeting of the Group of Friends of SDG Financing [as delivered]

09 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Briefing to Member States on UNDS/UNSDG Response and Support to Member States on COVID-19 [as prepared for delivery]

08 April 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary'-General's message on the occasion of the PBC virtual meeting on the implications of COVID-19 for peacebuilding and sustaining peace [as prepared for delivery]

27 March 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Third Plenary Briefing on the Remaining Mandates of the Repositioning of the UN Development System [as prepared for delivery]

19 March 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for UNECE Region [as prepared for delivery by VTC]

08 March 2020

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Deputy Secretary-General's Statement at the Launch of the Spotlight Initiative in Papua New Guinea [as prepared for delivery]

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Deputy Secretary-General's statement delivered during the International Women’s Day celebrations hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

28 February 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Second Plenary Briefing on the repositioning of UN Development System: Multi-country Offices (MCO) and Regional Reviews [as prepared for delivery]

27 February 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Meeting of the African Group [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Event “Advancing Ambition: Building Bridges & Mobilizing Means” [as prepared for delivery]

25 February 2020

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]

24 February 2020

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Special Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa [as prepared for delivery]

20 February 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on the 2020 review of the peacebuilding architecture: “Effective support in UN transition contexts” [as prepared for delivery]

29 January 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Briefing to Member States on the Multi-Country (MCO) and Regional Reviews [as prepared for delivery]

28 January 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Joint Briefing by the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council [as prepared for delivery]