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01 June 2018

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

31 May 2018

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly at the Adoption of the Resolution on Repositioning the UN Development System [as delivered]

Bamako - Secretary-General’s press conference in Bamako, Mali

New York - Mr. Karim Asad Ahmad Khan of the United Kingdom - Special Adviser of the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017)

30 May 2018

Gothenburg - Remarks to the Gothenburg Policy Dialogue - "Practitioners and Researchers: What Can We Learn From Each Other"

29 May 2018

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at UN Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony in Mali [in French]

New York - Secretary-General's message on International day of United Nations Peacekeepers [scroll down for French version]

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

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

25 May 2018

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

Helsinki - Secretary-General's video message at the event commemorating the 100 Year Jubilee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

24 May 2018

Leipzig - Secretary-General's video message for the Transport Decarbonization Alliance (TDA) launch at the annual International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at the University of Geneva on the launch of the Disarmament Agenda [as delivered]

Geneva - Near Verbatim Transcript of the Stakeout by the Secretary-General on the launch of "Securing our common future: an Agenda for Disarmament"

New York - Note to Correspondents on Secretary-General's travel to Mali

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

23 May 2018

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Debate Marking 15th Anniversary of Adoption of United Nations Convention Against Corruption [as delivered]

Kampala - Secretary-General's video message for the Third Plenary Meeting of Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes

Paris - Secretary-General's video message to Consultative Meeting of the Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Special Meeting of Economic and Social Council “Towards Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Societies through Participation of All” [as delivered]

22 May 2018

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Biological Diversity

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict [as delivered]

21 May 2018

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the WHO Assembly (21-26 May 2018)

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the 2018 High-Level Meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Note to Correspondents on meeting of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General with Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

New York - Ms. Joyce Msuya of Tanzania - Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director at United Nations Environment Programme

19 May 2018

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

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on plane accident in Cuba (scroll down for Spanish)

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

18 May 2018

Washington, DC - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the President of the United States, H. E. Mr. Donald J. Trump

Washington, DC - UN-World Bank Group Sign a Strategic Partnership Framework for the 2030 Agenda

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nicaragua (scroll down for Spanish)

17 May 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 remarks to Security Council open debate: “Upholding International Law Within the Context of the Maintenance of International Peace and Security"

Geneva - Secretary-General's video message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Geneva - Secretary-General's video message before launching the Disarmament Agenda

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Opening of the United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at “Long Service Awards” Ceremony co-hosted by the UN Staff Union and the Department of Management [as prepared for delivery]

16 May 2018

Brussels - Transcript of the Secretary-General's remarks at joint press conference with European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker

15 May 2018

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at Austrian World Summit [as delivered]

14 May 2018

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks to the 27th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at Press Encounter with Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at Press Encounter with Alexander Van Der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at Press Encounter with Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the occupied Palestinian territory

13 May 2018

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's commencement speech at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on terrorist attacks in Indonesia

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on parliamentary elections in Iraq

11 May 2018

Bangkok - Secretary-General's video message for 74th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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