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02 March 2018

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

01 March 2018

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at Operational Activities for Development Segment 2018 substantive session of ECOSOC [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Calls on All Parties to Conflict to Strengthen Efforts to Protect Children in Sudan
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and UN Senior Advisor, Jan Egeland

28 February 2018

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attacks against MINUSMA and the Malian armed forces in Mali (scroll down for French)
Abuja - Secretary-General's message to International Conference on Lake Chad
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at 42nd annual UNIS-UN conference "Under control: Technology, Innovation and the Future of Work" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment - Revitalizing the UN development system’s funding architecture: Towards a Compact [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Joint Statement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) on Sierra Leone

27 February 2018

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development Segment
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's keynote address at the Commonwealth Parliamentarians’ Forum, London [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment- In support of the field: a reinvigorated, impartial and independent Resident Coordinator system [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Launch of the New York Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nigeria

26 February 2018

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to Human Rights Council [as delivered]
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the Conference on Disarmament
Riyadh - Secretary-General's video message to Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum
New York - Note to correspondents on sexual harassment in the workplace

24 February 2018

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

23 February 2018

Brussels - Message video diffusé à la Conférence Internationale de Haut Niveau Sur Le Sahel
New York - Note to Correspondents: Report of United Nations Exploratory Mission to Honduras of 6 to 10 February 2018 [Scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Ethiopia

21 February 2018

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to Security Council Ministerial Briefing on “Purposes and Principles of the United Nations Charter in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security” [as delivered]
Minsk - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Regional SDGs Coordination Leaders' Forum: Building a Partnership to Underpin National Sustainable Development Solutions [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Security Council Ministerial Briefing on “Purposes and Principles of the United Nations Charter in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security” [as delivered]

20 February 2018

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council Meeting on the Middle East [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s statement on the death of Ambassador Necton D. Mhura
New York - Note to Correspondents: Briefing by Nickolay Mladenov to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Eastern Ghouta in the Syrian Arab Republic

18 February 2018

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the airplane accident in Iran

16 February 2018

New York - Secretary-General's video message on Lunar New Year
Munich - Secretary-General’s address at the Opening Ceremony of the Munich Security Conference [as delivered]
New York - Mr. Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom - Special Envoy for Yemen
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Conference on Disarmament

15 February 2018

The Hague - Secretary-General's message for event marking the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court
Bucharest, Romania - Secretary-General's message to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, 15-16 February
Stockholm - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks for Private Sector Roundtable: Solutions Summit to End Violence Against Children [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Ruud Lubbers

14 February 2018

Kuwait City - Secretary-General's statement to Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq [as prepared for delivery]
Stockholm - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at End Violence Solutions Summit [as prepared for delivery]
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Secretary-General's press statement at the Iraq Reconstruction Conference
New York - Note To Correspondents: Staffan de Mistura UN Special Envoy for Syria Briefing to the Security Council and Transcript of subsequent Press Encounter (as delivered)

13 February 2018

New York - Secretary-General's video message for World Radio Day: "Radio and Sports" [scroll down for French version]
Rome - Secretary-General's video message to the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 13-15 February
Vienna - Note to Correspondents: Meeting of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Matthew Nimetz, with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

12 February 2018

Sarajevo - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng concludes visit to the region of the Western Balkan
New York - Note to Correspondents on meeting of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Matthew Nimetz, with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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New York, 15 July 2025

  • Gaza: planned missions to deliver aid, services face significant access challenges…
  • Syria: U.N. Chief is deeply concerned over the continued violence in Suweida…
  • U.N. appeals for urgent support for millions of vulnerable people across Sudan…  
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