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19 September 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. José Mário Vaz, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. William Ruto, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Faiez Mustafa Serraj, Prime Minister and President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Li Keqiang, Premier of China
New York - Secretary-General's video message for Climate Week NYC
New York - Secretary-General's video message for launch of the IFAD Facility for Refugees, Migrants, Forced Displacement and Rural Stability
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening session of High-Level Plenary Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Civil Society Event of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at UN Private Sector Forum 2016 - "Business and the 2030 Agenda: Security the Way Forward" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level event entitled "Supporting Greater Dignity and Protection: Enhancing Self-Reliance in Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Refugee Situations" [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Symposium on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: "A Universal Push to Transform Our World-China's Perspective"
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to Side Event on Global Preparedness and Response to Health Crises: Implementing Lessons Learned [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Closing Session of High-Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's press remarks following the Signing of International Organization for Migration-United Nations Agreement [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Press Release on New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by all Member States at historic UN Summit
New York - Note to Correspondents: Message to the Opening Plenary of the United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants by Mr. Peter D. Sutherland, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration
New York - Secretary-General's message to meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]

18 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message to the 2016 Social Good Summit
Assisi - Secretary-General's message to the 30th International Meeting for Peace, 18-20 September
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Eladio Ramón Loizaga Lezcano, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Paraguay
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, President of the Republic of Panama
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Republic of Iceland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and H.E. Mr. Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ernesto Samper Pizano, Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Handover of the Final Report of the Scientific Advisory Board [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of the Report by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack on Indian Army base in Uri

17 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message to Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development
Montréal - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Montréal - Secretary-General’s remarks at the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference
Margarita Island, Venezuela - Secretary-General's video message to the XVII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement

16 September 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony to Commemorate the International Day of Peace
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at International Day of Peace Student Observance [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at #WithRefugees Petition Handover [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to appointment ceremony of Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha as UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking

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