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06 March 2020

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]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Burkina Faso [scroll down for French version]
Islamabad - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Imran KHAN, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamabad - Readout of UN Secretary-General's meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamabad - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Segment of the International Conference on Hosting 40 Years of Afghan Refugees
Islamabad - Secretary-General's remarks at the Centre for International Peace and Stability on "Future Challenges to Global Peace: The Role of the United Nations vis-a-vis A4P [as delivered]
Islamabad - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Intra-Libyan Joint Military Commission
New York - ​Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

16 February 2020

Islamabad - Secretary-General's Remarks on Sustainable Development and Climate Change [as delivered]
Islamabad - Press encounter with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Qureshi

13 February 2020

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

12 February 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council Briefing on Children in Armed Conflict: Introducing Practical Guidance on the Integration of Child Protection Issues in Peace Processes [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

11 February 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science [scroll down for French version]

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 24 September 2025

  • HIGH-LEVEL SPECIAL EVENT ON CLIMATE ACTION TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL RENEWING CALLS FOR ACTION...  
  • AT FIRST SUMMIT FOR SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY, U.N. CHIEF CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION...
  • D.R. CONGO: NEARLY 45,000 DOSES OF EBOLA VACCINE DISPATCHED TO THE KASAI PROVINCE TO RESPOND TO RECENT OUTBREAK... 
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