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24 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at unveiling of Nelson Mandela statue [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Event on Counter-Narcotics hosted by the United States of America [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Nelson Mandela Peace Summit [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level event - "Youth2030" - to launch the UN Youth Strategy and "Generation Unlimited" Partnership [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at United Nations Private Sector Forum [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at United Nations Global Compact CEO Roundtable [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the event: “Emerging Challenges and Shifting Paradigms: New Perspectives on International Co-operation for Development” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the IMF/SDSN Event - SDG Costing & Macroeconomics: Spending Needs for Achieving Selected SDGs [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Event:“Making The Impossible Possible: Unlocking Human Potential Through The International Finance Facility For Education” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds Fifteenth Consultative Meeting in New York on 22 September

23 September 2018

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint statement African Union-United Nations [scroll down for French]
New York - Read Out for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon, President of the Republic of Benin [Scroll down from French]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Launch of the Famine Action Mechanism [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
New York - Transcript of Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

22 September 2018

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Iran

21 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message for International Day of Peace [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sirodjiddin Muhriddin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Peace Bell Ceremony on the Occasion of the 37th Anniversary of the International Day of Peace [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Memorial for Kofi Annan [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Tanzania ferry disaster
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of the President of Viet Nam
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya

20 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's press conference on the occasion of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Stakeout by United Nations Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland

19 September 2018

New York - Note to Correspondents in response to questions on Guatemala [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Pyongyang Inter-Korean Summit

18 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at wreath laying ceremony commemorating 57th anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at 33rd Annual International Prayer Breakfast [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria

17 September 2018

Vienna - Secretary-General’s message to the 62nd general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at closing of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly [as delivered]
Beijing - Secretary-General’s message to the World Conference on Science Literacy
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Typhoon Mangkhut
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Djibouti and Eritrea

16 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer [scroll down for French version]
Jeddah - Secretary-General's remarks at press conference with Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir of Saudi Arabia

15 September 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Democracy [scroll down for French version]

13 September 2018

Hanoi - Secretary-General's message to ASEAN-World Economic Forum
Accra - Secretary-General's remarks at Funeral of Kofi Annan [as delivered]
New York - Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana of Indonesia - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

12 September 2018

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation [as delivered]

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