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19 June 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict - “The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War” [scroll down for French version]

Montreal - Secretary-General's video message to ICLEI World Congress

Oslo - Opening remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister of Norway Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide and Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire on the margins of the Oslo Forum

Oslo - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

New York - Note to Correspondents on the withdrawal of the United States of America from the Human Rights Council

18 June 2018

New York - Secretary-General’s Message to the Third Review Conference of the Programme of Action on illicit small arms and light weapons

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Migrant and Refugee Children

17 June 2018

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

16 June 2018

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

14 June 2018

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Press statement by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Hudaydah, Yemen

13 June 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message for International Albinism Awareness Day [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's message for 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace [scroll down for French version]

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen on the situation in Hudaydah

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

12 June 2018

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

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the 11th session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly Review of HIV-AIDS

New York - Note to Correspondents: High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Matthew Nimetz, welcoming the agreement on the name issue

New York - Note to Correspondents on Secretary-General's High-level Interactive Dialogue with Heads of Regional and Other Organizations

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States of America

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on agreement on the “name” issue

11 June 2018

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of a UN peacekeeper in the Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's video message for New York Board of Rabbis Humanitarian Awards Reception

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Event: “Financing for SDGs – Breaking the Bottlenecks of Investment, from Policy to Impact” [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Lunch for Event on “Invest for Sustaining Peace: Financing the Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries” [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter on US-DPRK Summit

New York - Note to Correspondents: Travels by the Special Envoy for Myanmar, Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener

10 June 2018

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

Qingdao - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Plenary Session of the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Idlib in the Syrian Arab Republic

09 June 2018

La Malbaie - Note to Correspondents: Comments of the UN Secretary-General to the 44th G7 Summit [scroll down for French version]

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

08 June 2018

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

New York - UN Secretary-General's remarks on the 1st anniversary of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund [as delivered]

07 June 2018

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Fifth Round of Negotiations towards a Global Compact for Migration [as prepared for delivery]

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

New York - Ms. Shireen L. Dodson of the United States - United Nations Ombudsman

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

06 June 2018

Moscow - Secretary-General's video message to the International Conference entitled "International Humanitarian Assistance: Lessons Learned, Current Situation and Perspectives", 6-9 June

Vilnius - Secretary-General's video message for "Women Political Leaders Global Summit 2018", organized in cooperation with the Council of Women World Leaders, 6-8 June

Geneva - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Panel on Transformational Energy Access in LDCs [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Myanmar and the United Nations

New York - Mr. Luis F. López-Calva of Mexico - Director of Regional Bureau for Latin America and Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

New York - Ms. Ulrika Modéer of Sweden - Director of Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

New York - Ms. Asako Okai of Japan - Assistant Administrator, Director, United Nations Development Programme’s Crisis Response Unit

New York - Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria - Assistant Administrator, Director, United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Bureau for Africa

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New York, 04 August 2025

U.N. CHIEF IN TURKMENISTAN TO ATTEND 3RD U.N. CONFERENCE ON LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES…
AID THAT ENTERS GAZA REMAINS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE STARVING POPULATION; U.N. CONVOYS CONTINUE TO FACE IMPEDIMENTS ON THEIR WAY TO DELIVERING AID…
CLASHES OVER THE WEEKEND IN AS-SWEIDA GOVERNORATE HINDER U.N. ACCESS AND AID DELIVERY…

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