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07 July 2016

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Security Council
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: From the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria - Media Statement

07 July 2016

Beijing, People's Republic of China - Secretary-General’s remarks at joint press conference with H.E Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the People’s Republic of China [scroll down for Q &A]

05 July 2016

New York - Readout of the Deputy Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia

04 July 2016

New York - UN Secretary-General on Israeli decisions regarding new construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem

03 July 2016

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on terrorist attack in Baghdad

02 July 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Cooperatives [Scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on terrorist attack in Bangladesh
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the passing of Elie Wiesel

01 July 2016

New York - Readout of the meeting of the Secretary-General’s Partnership Group on Myanmar
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at Meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar [As prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General on the adoption of a resolution on the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Quartet Report

30 June 2016

Chicago, Illinois - Secretary-General's remarks at the Lions Clubs International Convention
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at General Assembly Tribute to Mr. John W. Ashe, President of the 68th Session of the General Assembly
New York - UN Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly Review of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the press after signing of the condolence book at the Permanent Mission of Turkey
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Near verbatim transcript of stakeout by Jan Egeland, Senior Special Advisor to the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura
New York - Note To Correspondents: Remarks by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Liberia [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on China joining the International Organization for Migration
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Cameroon

29 June 2016

New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General Appoints Global Health Crises Task Force
New York - Note to Correspondents - Transcript of the press stake-out by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura following the Security Council meeting
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

29 June 2016

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the UN International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace [scroll down for French version]

28 June 2016

London, England - Secretary-General's video message to Business and Climate Summit
Gaza - Secretary-General's Remarks at Press Encounter
Jerusalem, - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press conference with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Terrorist Attacks in Lebanon
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on terrorist attack in Turkey

28 June 2016

Vienna - Secretary-General's message to the Annual Security Review Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Ramallah - Secretary-General's Remarks at Joint Press Conference with the President of the State of Palestine

27 June 2016

Tel Aviv - Secretary-General's remarks at Tel Aviv University
Vienna - Secretary-General's video message on the 60th Anniversary of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
Turin - Secretary-General's video message for UN system Staff College Workshop on Promoting a Culture of Change in the UN system
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks to the Fortieth Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment on the World Humanitarian Summit [as delivered]
Jerusalem, State of Israel - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with H.E. Mr. Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel

27 June 2016

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]

26 June 2016

Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait
Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day Against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking [Scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [Scroll down for French version]
Kuwait City - Secretary-General's remarks to the Yemeni Delegations at the Kuwait Peace Talks

25 June 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of the Seafarer [Scroll down for French version]
Paris - Secretary-General's remarks upon receiving an honorary doctorate at the Sorbonne-Pantheon University (in French)
Paris - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with President Francois Hollande of France (in French)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

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New York, 16 June 2025

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