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25 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza

22 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the eighth anniversary of the displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar
Osaka, Japan - Secretary-General - on famine in Gaza
Osaka, Japan - Secretary-General's remarks at the UN Special Day, EXPO 2025
New York - Mr. Chaloka Beyani of Zambia - Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

21 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism [scroll down for French version]
Yokohama, Japan - Secretary-General's press encounter at the TICAD9 Summit

20 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Israeli settlements in the E1 area
Yokohama, Japan - Secretary-General's remarks to the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development [as delivered]
Yokohama, Japan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan

19 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's video message on World Humanitarian Day [scroll down for French version]

17 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on flooding in India and Pakistan

15 August 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the plastic pollution treaty
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)
New York - Mr. Robert van der Zee of the Netherlands - Acting Representative for United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Investments

12 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the Launch of the Third Cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate

11 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia [scroll down for Spanish]

09 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [scroll down for French version]
Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Armenia and Azerbaijan

08 August 2025

Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's video message to the 11th General Conference of Mayors for Peace
New York - Ms. Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and Resident Coordinator in Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

06 August 2025

Hiroshima, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

05 August 2025

Awaza, Turkmenistan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's remarks at the press conference at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's remarks to the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

03 August 2025

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Secretary-General's remarks at the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan [as delivered]

01 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly Plenary on the UN80 Initiative [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

31 July 2025

Helsinki, Finland - Secretary-General's video message to the High-level Conference commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act

30 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons [scroll down for French version]

29 July 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the IPC alert on Gaza
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the GAIN-led Food Systems Transformation Accelerator Side Event at the Second Food Systems Summit Stocktake - Accelerating Food Systems Transformation: Why and How [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake AGFUND Side Event: "Mobilizing Investment for SDG2: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships" [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at UNFSS+4 School Meals Coalition Featured Event "Unlocking Sustainable Investments for Home-grown School Meals" [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's keynote remarks on Food Systems Transformation in Complex Settings [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing Plenary of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of Dr. David Nabarro

28 July 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's video message to the Opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Segment of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution [bilingual, as delivered]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI) [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake Ministerial Roundtable: Public Finance, Trade and Responsible Investments to Accelerate the Transition - "Financing Food Systems Transformation - Now More than Ever" [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake - Investment Dialogue: "Accelerate Investment Through Innovative Finance" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the wrap-up session of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the two-State Solution [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Cambodia-Thailand

27 July 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 'Young People as Changemakers: How Art and Creativity are Driving Change and Sustainable Food Systems' Event "Rethinking the Food Systems" [as prepared for delivery]

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New York, 29 August 2025

  • SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF U.N.F.P.A…
  • SUDAN: SECRETARY-GENERAL IS APPALLED BY RELENTLESS ATTACKS BY RAPID SUPPORT FORCES ON EL FASHER IN NORTH DARFUR…
  • LIFE-SAVING AID OPERATIONS IN GAZA MUST BE FURTHER ENABLED, NOT ROLLED BACK - U.N. RELIEF WING...
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