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21 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Peace [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at High-Level Event on Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's closing remarks at High-Level Event on the Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Colombia [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Syria [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Unveiling Ceremony for Staff Recreation Facility [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at panel on "The Death Penalty and Victims" [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty) [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message at Making Every Woman and Girl Count event
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Peacebuilding Fund Pledging Conference: 'Invest in Sustaining Peace' [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Second Meeting of the High-Level Panel on Water [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level side event of the LGBT Core Group "#Path2Equality: Global Leaders discuss progress towards LGBT Equality" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at High-Level Meeting on Somalia [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Closing Remarks at Pledging Conference for the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund [as prepared for delivery]
New York - UN Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to High-level meeting on Leveraging Innovative Finance to Address Refugee Crises in Middle Income Countries [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to media following High Level Meeting on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents - Remarks to the Security Council by Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Syria
New York - Secretary-General Appoints 29 Global Leaders to Spearhead the Fight Against Malnutrition
New York - United Nations, African Union Strengthen Cooperation in Areas of Peacekeeping Support
New York - Note to Correspondents - Twenty-Six Member States Pledge $151 Million to UN Peacebuilding Fund
New York - Secretary-General's message to SIDS Leaders Luncheon on Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Development

20 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message to High-Level Event on the African Renewable Energy Initiative
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
New York - Secretary-General''s message to Global Goals Dinner 2016 ''
New York Public Library, New York - Secretary-General's message to event on "Polio Past and Present: Global Progress since the 1916 New York Polio Outbreak"
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Michel Temer, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.M. Don Felipe VI, King of Spain
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mauricio Macri, President of the Republic of Argentina
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Christian Kern, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and H.E. Mr. Sebastian Kurz, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Bujar Nishani, President of the Republic of Albania
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at event to mark the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's Address to the General Assembly [scroll down for bilingual, as delivered version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for "Together for the 2030 Agenda: Partnering for Women, Children and Adolescents to Thrive and Transform the World"
New York - Secretary-General's toast at lunch with Heads of State and Government [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Leaders' Meeting on Refugees [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Every Woman Every Child High-Level Advisory Group [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message at event marking Second Anniversary of HeForShe Campaign
New York - Note to Correspondents - Peacebuilding Commission Guinea-Bissau Configuration Welcomes Six-point roadmap to end the Political Crisis in Guinea Bissau

19 September 2016

Times Square, New York - Secretary-General's message to 28th Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board
New York - Secretary-General's message to event on Strengthening Partnership of Accelerate Africa's Demographic Dividend
92Y, New York - Secretary-General's message to the launch of the 2016 Class of the UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals
New York - Secretary-General's message for the Special Event Commemorating the Reinstallation of the Gifts from Uruguay

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