Deputy Secretary-General's Statements

24 January 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Education [as delivered]

21 January 2020

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Harvard Business School Event on “Africa rising: understanding business, entrepreneurship and the complexities of a continent” [as prepared for delivery]

19 December 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Opening Remarks to Informal briefing to Member States on the Decade of Action [as prepared for delivery]

18 December 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Peacebuilding Commission [as prepared for delivery]

13 December 2019

London - The Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Global Citizen Prize Ceremony [as prepared for delivery]

11 December 2019

Aswan - Deputy Secretary-General's opening and closing remarks at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development - Opening Plenary Session with leaders: “The Africa We Want: Sustaining Peace, Security & Development” [as prepared for delivery]

Aswan - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development interactive session on: “Twenty-One Strategies Later: Why is Sustainable Peace and Development in the Sahel Still Elusive?”

08 December 2019

Doha - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at Qatar Foundation speaker series on “Bridging the gap between policy and impact during the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals” [as prepared for delivery]

07 December 2019

Doha - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at opening ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development [as prepared for delivery]

Doha - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at dinner discussion with leading women of Qatar on women’s empowerment and gender equality [as prepared for delivery]

02 December 2019

Dakar - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on "Sustainable Development, Sustainable Debt", at the inaugural session of the Conference co-organized by the Republic of Senegal and the International Monetary Fund [as prepared for delivery]

25 November 2019

Abuja - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at launch of the United Nations Development Programme Report: “Scaling Fences, Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe” [as prepared for delivery]

20 November 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at UN Foundation “We the Peoples” dinner [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at opening of the Resident Coordinator meeting with Member States [as prepared for delivery]

18 November 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan [as prepared for delivery]

12 November 2019

Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at opening of Nairobi Summit to advance the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action [as prepared for delivery]

Nairobi - United Nations Commitment Statement at Nairobi Summit in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)

Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 signature session: Accelerating Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls [as prepared for delivery]

11 November 2019

Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the “Food for Education” School Visit [as prepared for delivery]