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21 May 2019

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]

Suva - Secretary-General's remarks to the press with Pacific Islands Forum Troika and Pacific Island Forum Secretary-General

Suva - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with Prime Minister of Fiji Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama

New York - Note to Correspondents: Questions concerning Moncef Kartas

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

14 May 2019

Suva - Secretary-General's remarks at the Pacific Islands Forum [as delivered]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly High-level Thematic Debate on Addressing Inequality Toward Inclusive Development [as delivered]

Hudaydah - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee [scroll down for Arabic]

13 May 2019

Auckland, New Zealand - Secretary-General’s remarks to Māori and Pasifika youth at event hosted by James Shaw, New Zealand Minister for Climate Change

Christchurch, New Zealand - Secretary-General's remarks during visit with Muslim community in Christchurch

Auckland, New Zealand - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with James Shaw, New Zealand Minister for Climate Change

Amman - Note to Correspondents: Yemeni parties meet in Amman on Economic Provisions of Hudayda Agreement [scroll down for Arabic version]

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement on Sri Lanka by UN Special Advisers on Prevention of Genocide and Responsibility to Protect

12 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Burkina Faso (scroll down for French)

Auckland, New Zealand - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand

New York - Statement by the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (scroll down for Arabic version)

10 May 2019

San Marino - Secretary-General's message to High-Level Conference on "The Danger of Disinformation - Countering Fake News and Safeguarding Health in the Post-Truth Era”

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to Special General Council of the World Trade Organization [as delivered]

Al-Hudaydah - Note to Correspondents: Statement from UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement [scroll down for Arabic version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Belize-Guatemala border differendum

09 May 2019

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Appeal from the UN System to the Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit

New York - Sustainable Development Goals Advocates

08 May 2019

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at the Allée du Centenaire at the International Labour Organization [as delivered, in French]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Ebola emergency response in the Democratic Republic of Congo

07 May 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Peacekeeping Training and Capacity Building [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Official Launch of the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel Programme [as delivered]

06 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Mali [scroll down for french]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Memorial Service for Fallen Staff [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Opening of Exhibition on Women at War [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Communiqué of the Third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference

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

05 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in Gaza

03 May 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Benin [scroll down for French version]

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