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03 July 2019

Saint Lucia - UN Secretary-General's remarks at 40th meeting of CARICOM [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the Outcome of the Sixth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to correspondents: Statement of the UN Network on Migration on Libya
New York - Mr. Haoliang Xu of the People’s Republic of China - Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau of Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya
New York - Ms. Angelique Crumbly of the United States of America - Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau of Management Services, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

02 July 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan

01 July 2019

Abu Dhabi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting [as prepared for delivery]
Abu Dhabi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Youth Consultation [as prepared for delivery]
Abu Dhabi - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at Abu Dhabi Preparatory Meeting for the Climate Action Summit [as prepared for delivery]

30 June 2019

Abu Dhabi - Readout of Secretary-General’s meetings with senior officials of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi - Secretary-General's remarks to Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Korean Peninsula

29 June 2019

Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mrs. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey
Osaka - Secretary-General's remarks at Climate Change Trilateral Meeting with Foreign Ministers of China and France
Osaka - Secretary-General's remarks at Trilateral Press Conference on Climate Change with Foreign Ministers of China and France
Osaka - Press Statement on Climate Change following the Meeting Between the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, Foreign Minister of France and the United Nations Secretary-General

28 June 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Swiss engagement in Cameroon [scroll down for French]
Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
Osaka - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
Bangkok - Secretary-General's video message for Social Business Day
Osaka - Secretary-General's press conference at G20 Summit [scroll down for Q&A]

27 June 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks for Forbes 400 SUMMIT on Philanthropy [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria - On the Situation Across Syria
New York - Mr. David McLachlan-Karr of Australia - Deputy Special Representative ad interim, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator
New York - Mr. David Gressly of the United States of America - United Nations Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator (EERC)
New York - Mr. François Grignon of France - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations ad interim, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)

26 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Day in support of victims of torture
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at informal meeting of the General Assembly on "Combatting Anti-semitism and Other Forms of Racism and Hate - The Challenges of Teaching Tolerance and Respect in the Digital Age" [as delivered]

25 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to UNRWA Pledging Conference [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Readout of the Deputy Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
New York - Note to correspondents – Secretary-General’s meeting with chairs of the human rights treaty bodies

23 June 2019

Dakar - Statement on the presidential elections in Mauritania by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (scroll down for French)
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Widows Day
Lisbon - Secretary-General's closing remarks at the World Conference for Ministers Responsible for Youth and the Youth Forum “Lisboa+21” [bilingual, as delivered, scroll down for English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

21 June 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on presidential elections in Mauritania [scroll down for French]
Minsk - Secretary-General's video message for second European Games
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the International Labour Conference [as delivered, multilingual] [Scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Note to Correspondents: United Nations and Member States pledge further commitments to the Trust Fund in Support of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
New York - Mr. Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan - Deputy Special Representative for Libya

20 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message for World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message to the United Nations Population Award
New York - Secretary-General's message to Interfaith Summit coordinated by the New York Board of Rabbis in cooperation with the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities and the United Arab Emirates
Bratislava - Secretary-General's video message for Smarthead Sustainability Summit

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New York, 27 June 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF: IT IS TIME TO FIND POLITICAL COURAGE FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA... 
  • SUDAN: U.N. CONTINUES TO URGE PARTIES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON MEASURES THAT STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS, WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS...
  • EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR WRAPS UP FOUR-DAY VISIT TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO... 
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