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09 March 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of MINUSCA civilian staff member in the town of Ndélé in the Central African Republic [scroll down for French]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to 64th Commission on the Status of Women [as delivered]
Berlin - Secretary-General's video message for Second High-Level Meeting on Action for Peacekeeping
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Sudan

08 March 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message for International Women's Day: The Gender Power Gap
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

06 March 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents: Peacebuilding Commission Press Statement - Partnership for Prevention and Peacebuilding in Burkina Faso [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mr. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State of the United States
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Observance of International Women's Day [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Group of Friends on Gender Parity [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

05 March 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents: In response to questions on the Russian-Turkish agreement for a ceasefire in Idlib
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the fiftieth anniversary of the entry-into-force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

04 March 2020

New York - Secretary-General on the death of former Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Cairo - Note to Correspondents: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen's remarks to Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States

03 March 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony of the Exchange of Notification of Fulfillment of Domestic Procedure on the Special Agreement regarding the border dispute between the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Gabonese Republic [bilingual]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Appoints Marianne Gasser of Switzerland as Head of Damascus Office for United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

02 March 2020

Hatay - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis - on the cross-border UN mission into northwest Syria

29 February 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya

28 February 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Syria [as delivered]
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]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on Syria and COVID-19

27 February 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the New School: "Women and Power" [scroll down for French version]
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]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement Attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in Northwest Syria
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Northwest Syria

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

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the UN Human Rights Council: “The Highest Aspiration: A Call to Action for Human Rights" [as delivered] - scroll down for all English
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Special Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Secretary-General’s press encounter at the World Health Organization
New York - Major General Ishwar Hamal of Nepal - Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

22 February 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

21 February 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Organizational Meeting of the 2020 Session of the Special Committee on Decolonization [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on Syria
New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General to address Human Rights Council in Geneva
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

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]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the attack in Germany

18 February 2020

Lahore - Secretary-General's remarks at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) [as delivered]
Kartarpur - Secretary-General’s press encounter at Kartarpur, Pakistan
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Near verbatim transcript of the press stakeout by Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Syria

17 February 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the reported killing of civilians in Cameroon [scroll down for French version]

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