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11 October 2016

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

10 October 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone calls with H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia, and H.E. Mr. Timoleon Jiménez, Commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) [Corrected]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Africa Week High-Level Inaugural Event: "Strengthening Partnerships for Inclusive Sustainable Development, Good Governance, Peace and Stabibility in Africa" [as delivered]
Bali - Secretary-General's video message to the Second World Culture Forum
New York - Secretary-General's message on the World Day against the Death Penalty [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Mental Health Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at event on Financial Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter

09 October 2016

Bangkok - Secretary-General's video message to the Second Summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue
Istanbul - Secretary-General's video message for World Energy Congress

08 October 2016

Reykjavik - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meetings with H. E. Mr. Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and H. E. Mr. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland
Reykjavik - Secretary-General’s address to the Arctic Circle Assembly [as prepared for delivery]
Reykjavik - Secretary-General’s remarks at seminar on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit [as delivered]
Reykjavik - Secretary-General’s joint press conference with Mrs. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland [including Q&A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Yemen

07 October 2016

Hamburg - Statement by the Secretary-General on the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace to the Colombia Peace Process
Hamburg - Secretary-General’s remarks upon receiving the National German Sustainability Award [as prepared for delivery]
Hamburg - Secretary-General’s remarks at ceremony commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea [as delivered]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks to World Bank Event on Fragility and Conflict Addressing the Causes and Consequences [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at the event: “One year of the SDGs: country action and progress” (in the context of the 2016 meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group) [as prepared for delivery]
Hamburg - Secretary-General’s remarks to media at National German Sustainability Award ceremony [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Adoption of a New Mechanism to Limit Emissions from the Aviation Industry
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Niger [scroll down for French version]

06 October 2016

Rome - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press following a working lunch hosted by President Sergio Mattarella of Italy
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of the press conference by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser, Mr. Jan Egeland

05 October 2016

Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks to the Brussels conference on Afghanistan
Vatican City - Secretary-General's remarks on "Sport at the Service of Humanity"
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the Paris Agreement on climate change
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks for the debate of the 6th Committee of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 84: "Rule of Law at the National and International Levels" [as delivered]
Brussels - Secretary-General's comments to the press on entering the Brussels conference on Afghanistan
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions about the deposit of instruments of ratification for the Paris Agreement on climate change
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the impact of Hurricane Matthew

04 October 2016

Strasbourg - Secretary-General's remarks at the European Parliament on the Paris Agreement [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to event on Youth Leadership in Peace and Security [as delivered]
Strasbourg - Secretary-General’s joint press conference following the European Parliament session on the Paris Agreement on climate change [with Q&A]

03 October 2016

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at planting ceremony of the second-generation Hibakusha tree
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Habitat Day [scroll down for French version]
Geneva - Secretary-General’s address to the students and faculty of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) [as delivered]
Geneva - Transcript of Secretary-General's press conference at The Palais des Nations
New York - Note to correspondents: Secretary-General’s travel to Strasbourg, France
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Colombia [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mali [scroll down for French]

02 October 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Day of Non-Violence [scroll down for French version]
Geneva - Secretray-General's remarks at Special Tribute Concert
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on International Day of Non-Violence [as delivered]
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change By the Government of India

01 October 2016

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

30 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General’s statement on the death of Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed
New York - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expresses alarm at public comments by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

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