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27 April 2019

Beijing - Secretary-General's remarks at Leaders' Roundtable on promoting green and sustainable development to implement the 2030 Agenda

26 April 2019

Beijing - Secretary-General's remarks at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
New York - Note to Correspondents: In answer to questions on the US decision regarding The Arms Trade Treaty

25 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's video message for launch of the Clooney Foundation for Justice's Trialwatch Programme

24 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace [scroll down for French version]
Santiago - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at opening ceremony of Third Edition of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
Moscow - Secretary-General's message to the Eighth Moscow Conference on International Security

23 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council High-Level Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement of the Peacebuilding Commission on Sri Lanka Easter attacks

21 April 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the Secretary-General on terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka

20 April 2019

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

19 April 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attack against a health centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri of Ghana, Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observation Force

18 April 2019

New York - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at closing of the 2019 Financing for Development [as delivered]
New York - Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile - Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary
New York - Mr. Volker Türk of Austria - Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General

15 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's Opening Remarks to the 2019 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum [as delivered]

12 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's reemarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda [as delivered]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Breakfast Meeting on the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFED) [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Ministerial Lunch: "Building Bridges: An open dialogue on financing for development – What will it take to unlock private investment for the SDGs?" [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at "SDGs in Action: Integrating the SDGs into National Budgets" seminar [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Pakistan

11 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council on Women in Peacekeeping [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to ECOSOC Partnership Forum [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Emergency Response Fund releases US$26.5 million for life-saving assistance in Sudan
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Stakeout by Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Ms. Najat Rochdi
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

10 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly on the 100th Anniversary of the International Labour Organization [as delivered]
New York - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at UN Security Council Press Stakeout

09 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Eighth ECOSOC Youth Forum [as delivered]
Beirut - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening session of the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]

08 April 2019

Brussels - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Conference: "Sustainable Europe 2030: From Goals to Delivery"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Sudan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya

07 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Health Day [scroll down for French version]

06 April 2019

Doha - Secretary-General's video message for 140th Interparliamentary Union Assembly
Dead Sea - Secretary-General's remarks at World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa [as delivered]
Baqa’a camp - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press after visit to the UNRWA Baqa’a camp

05 April 2019

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Ceremony [as prepared for delivery]
Benghazi - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press before departing Libya

04 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [scroll down for French version]
San Jose - Secretary-General's message to the Sanitation and Water For All Sector Ministers' Meeting
Tripoli - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at Press Conference in Tripoli, Libya
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Press Briefing on the Launch of the 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report [as prepared for delivery]

03 April 2019

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the resignation of the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Event [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities [as prepared for delivery]
Cairo - Transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at Press Conference with Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim of Egypt

02 April 2019

New York - Secretary-General statement on the announcement of the results of the presidential and gubernatorial elections in Comoros [scroll down for French version]

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New York, 30 June 2025

  • IN SPAIN, U.N. CHIEF ATTENDS CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT…
  • SECRETARY-GENERAL IS ALARMED BY EVACUATION ORDERS IN NORTHERN GAZA…
  • U.N. FOOD AGENCY: MILLIONS OF SUDANESE REFUGEES FACE WORSENING HUNGER…  
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