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30 May 2019

New York - Mr. James Swan of the United States - Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
New York - Mr. Gilles Michaud of Canada - Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
New York - Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid of Morocco - Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
New York - Ms. Anita Bhatia of India -Assistant Secretary-General for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

29 May 2019

New York - Secretary-General's Message for International Day of Peacekeepers [scroll down for French]
New York - Major General Shivaram Kharel of Nepal - Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

28 May 2019

Vienna - The Secretary-General's remarks at the R20 Austrian World Summit
Geneva - Secretary-General's message for Third Artificial Intelligence for Good Summit
New York - Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari of Tunisia - Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the situation in the Golan

27 May 2019

Bangkok - Secretary-General's video message to 75th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Nairobi - Secretary-General's video message to UN-HABITAT Assembly
Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks to the Day of Action with UN Messenger of Peace Mr. Yo-Yo Ma
Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at event marking 40th anniversary of the Vienna International Centre
Vienna - Secretary-General's Remarks at a press stakeout with His Excellency Mr. Alexander Van Der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria

26 May 2019

Guiyang - Secretary-General's Message for Big Data Industry Expo

25 May 2019

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

24 May 2019

Geneva - Secretary-General's video message on the Anniversary of the Launch of the Disarmament Agenda: "Security Our Common Future"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Captain Diagne Medal Ceremony [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Ramadan Iftar [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India - Force Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

23 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic [scroll down for French]
Rome - Secretary-General's video message to CARITAS General Assembly, 23-28 May 2019
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing statement to ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment [as prepared for delivery]

22 May 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Biological Diversity [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on Day 2 of the Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development Segment - Session VI: Multi-country office review [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to correspondents: Resignation of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, former President of Germany, Horst Köhler

21 May 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series 2019 [as prepared for delivery]

20 May 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on World Bee Day [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at informal briefing on the Global Sustainable Development Report and Special Addition of the Secretary-General's SDG Progress Report [as prepared for delivery]

18 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on attacks against the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali [scroll down for French]
Port Vila - Secretary-General’s statement at the end of his visit to the Pacific
Port Vila - Secretary-General’s remarks during joint press encounter with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas
New York - Ms. Gunilla Carlsson of Sweden - Acting Executive Director of UNAIDS

17 May 2019

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement on Burkina Faso from the Peacebuilding Commission [ scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Vesak [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [scroll down for French version]
Fairfax, Virginia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at George Mason University Commencement [as prepared for delivery]
Funafuti, Tuvalu - Secretary-General’s remarks during joint press encounter with Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Enele Sosene Sopoaga
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement on UNAMID and the Darfur Peace Process by the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations

16 May 2019

Amman - Note to Correspondents: Meeting on the Economic Provisions of the Hudayda Agreement Concludes [scroll down for Arabic version]

15 May 2019

Suva - Secretary-General’s remarks at the closing of High-Level Political Dialogue of the Pacific Island Forum
Suva - Secretary-General's address to Fijian Parliament [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Interfaith Iftar Dinner organized by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates [as prepared for delivery]

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