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03 August 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents on questions concerning the death of Mario Paciolla
New York - Statement by the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General on terrorist attacks in the Lake Chad Basin

30 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Asia [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the World Bank Board Meeting - Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General – on Afghanistan

29 July 2020

New York - Mr. Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso of Spain - Representative of the Secretary-General for United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Investments
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

28 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the Launch of the Policy Brief entitled "COVID-19 in an Urban World” [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message announcing the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

24 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the JA Europe Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (COYC2020)
New York - Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton of Jamaica - Executive Director, International Trade Centre
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of the former President of Tanzania Benjamin William Mkapa

23 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on COVID-19 and the Arab Region: An Opportunity to Build Back Better [scroll down for French and Arabic]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to Tsinghua University - "Global Lecture on Climate Change - Recover Better Together”
New York - Secretary-General's video message to online dialogue on Europe's Role in the World, hosted by the Jane Goodall Institute and the European Citizens' Forum
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Ukraine

22 July 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for Launch of "Recovering Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities," an Essay Compilation of the UN High-Level Advisory Board for Economic and Social Affairs

20 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Annual General Assembly Commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day and United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize Laureate Recognition [as delivered]

18 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Nelson Mandela International Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's Nelson Mandela Lecture: “Tackling the Inequality Pandemic: A New Social Contract for a New Era” [as delivered]

17 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on “Multilateralism After COVID-19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary?” [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's briefing on the "SDG Moment" [as delivered]

16 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message on Launch of UN Postage Stamps to Support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Closing of 2020 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [as delivered]

14 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Women Rise for All virtual event [as prepared for delivery]

13 July 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Central African Republic [scroll down for french version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on Launch of State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Political Forum virtual Side Event on Sustainable Finance's Role in Reducing Modern Slavery: COVID-19’S Lessons on Protecting the Most Vulnerable [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on exchanges of fire along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border

11 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Population Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Syria

10 July 2020

New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Guyana

09 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean [scroll down for French and Spanish versions]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to International Energy Agency Clean Energy Transition Summit
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at UN-Water High-level Forum to launch the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Global Acceleration Framework [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Group of Friends of Universal Health Care [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to University Presidents - on Sustainable Development Goals [as prepared for delivery]

08 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Libya [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Rebirthing the Global Economy: Insights from Leading Women Thinkers on Transforming the World

07 July 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents in answer to questions regarding the World Health Organization

06 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week United Nations [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for the ECOSOC Integration Segment - Accelerated Action and Transformative Pathways: Realizing the Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development
New York - Secretary-General's video message on UNEP-ILRI Zoonotics Report
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the flooding and landslide in Kyushu, Japan

04 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Cooperatives

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New York, 23 September 2025

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