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30 October 2017

New York - Note to Correspondents on the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela [scroll down for Spanish version]

27 October 2017

Bangui, Central African Republic - Secretary-General’s press encounter at Bangui M’Poko International Airport, Central African Republic [in French]
Bangui - Secretary-General’s remarks at visit to PK5 neighbourhood in Bangui [in French]
New York - Chef de Cabinet's remarks to the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security
Bangui - Secretary-General's remarks to the National Assembly of the Central African Republic

26 October 2017

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attack against MINUSMA convoy in Kidal region, Mali [scroll down for French version]
Bangui, Central African Republic - Secretary-General’s press encounter with President Faustin Archange Touadéra following a meeting on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration/Security Sector Reform at the Palais de la Renaissance
New York - Briefing to the Security Council by Staffan De Mistura, Special Envoy to the Secretary-General [ As delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the seventh report of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism

25 October 2017

Bangui - Secretary-General’s press encounter following his meeting with President Faustin Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic [in French]
Bangassou - Secretary-General’s remarks at UN peacekeeping camp in Bangassou, Central African Republic
Bangassou, Central African Republic - Allocution du Secrétaire-General à la communauté musulmane au petit séminaire de Bangassou [Secretary-General's remarks to the Muslim community at the “petit séminaire” in Bangassou]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Second Committee [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the report of the Eminent Person relating to the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him

24 October 2017

Bangui, Central African Republic - Secretary-General's remarks from the Central African Republic on United Nations Day [in French]
Olympia, Greece - Secretary-General's video message for torch relay ceremony for Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
New York - Secretary-General's message on United Nations Day
Bangui, Central African Republic - Secretary-General’s comments at wreath-laying ceremony for peacekeepers
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Staff Ceremony to mark United Nations Day [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Special Meeting: “Aftermath of recent Hurricanes: Achieving a Risk-informed and Resilient 2030 Agenda” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at UN Secretary-General Awards Ceremony [as prepared for delivery]

22 October 2017

New York/Addis Ababa - Joint Statement of the African Union and the United Nations on the forthcoming presidential election in Kenya

20 October 2017

Washington, DC - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Donald Trump, President of the United States
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

19 October 2017

Brazzaville - Secretary-General's message to the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region
Brazzaville - Secretary-General's message to the 7th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
New York - Mr. Sudhir Rajkumar of India - Representative of the Secretary-General for United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Investments

18 October 2017

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Africa Week 2017 [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the Central African Republic
Moscow - Note to Correspondents: Remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, following a meeting with the Defense Minister of the Russian Federation
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ivan Simonovic, UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria

17 October 2017

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Suva - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Opening of UNFCCC Pre-COP [as prepared for delivery]
Nadi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Pre-COP Dinner [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to Myanmar

16 October 2017

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on Africa Week [as delivered]
Suva - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at UNFCCC Pre-COP Partnership Day [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on MINUJUSTH [scroll down for English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nagorno-Karabakh

15 October 2017

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

14 October 2017

Doha - Secretary-General's video message to launch of Global Dryland Alliance

13 October 2017

New York - Secretary-General's message for International Day for Disaster Reduction
New York - Note to Correspondents: Communiqué from Mr. Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on his visit to the Central African Republic (Delivered in French in Bangui on 11 October 2017)
New York - Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri of Ghana - Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

12 October 2017

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone call with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on countries at risk of famine [as delivered]

11 October 2017

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2018-2019 [as delivered]

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