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25 September 2019

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Barham Salih, President of the Republic of Iraq
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [bilingual version, as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's statement at the Security Council Debate on the Contribution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Countering Terrorist Threats [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-level Meeting on Mali and the Sahel [Bilingual, as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to the High-level Event on "10 Years of Financial Inclusion - Vast Progress and Challenges Ahead" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Data for Now Event on ‘Better Decisions, Better Lives, Accelerating SDG Progress through Timely Data’ [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at SDG Business Forum [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the event Countdown to 2030: Transforming our Food Systems to Achieve the SDGs [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the event: “Advancing the Global Goals with Artificial Intelligence” [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary‑General's remarks at the Launch of the World Economic Forum’s Uplink Initiative [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary‑General's remarks at Announcement of a Civil Society campaign on the Decade of Action [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event on “Reimagining Education: Preparing the Next Generation with Skills for the Future” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: 17th United Nations (UN) – African Union (AU) Joint Task Force Joint Communique

24 September 2019

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Circle of Leadership's Social Media Campaign against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with S.E. Mr. Lejeune Mbella Mbelle, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cameroon
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Jair Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Excellency Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Serbia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Martín Vizcarra, President of Peru [scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.M. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, President of the Republic of Honduras
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Bocchit Edmond, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
New York - Secretary-General's Address to the General Assembly [Trilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's Toast at Lunch for Heads of State and Government [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [Bilingual version, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's message to the UN Core Group Meeting: Ending Hate Speech against LGBT People in Social and Traditional Media - Freedom of Speech vs. License to Hate
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the event: Leadership Matters - Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the Contemporary World [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary–General remarks at Every Woman Every Child High-Level Event and Reception: Delivering together for the health and wellbeing of women, children and adolescents to advance Universal Health Coverage [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks for Third Annual Goalkeepers Event [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen’s remarks at the European Union event on Syria

23 September 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Sign Languages [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (scroll down for French)
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
New York - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyata, CGH President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with The Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 03 October 2025

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