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02 July 2024

Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Mr. Zheenbek Kulubaev
Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic

01 July 2024

Stadtschlaining, Austria - Secretary-General's message to the Austrian Forum for Peace: “Towards a Climate of Peace”, 1-4 July 2024
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Secretary-General's remarks upon receiving the Highest Order of the Dostlik Award [as delivered]
Braga, Portugal - Secretary-General's video message to the UNESCO Creative Cities Annual Conference: “Bringing youth to the table for the next decade”
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
New York - Note to Correspondents: Press Statement - UN Peacebuilding Commission Ambassadorial-level Meeting on the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture – The Gambia’s experience

29 June 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the conclusion of the Fourth Review Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

28 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General's press conference to launch the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024

27 June 2024

Geneva, Switzerland - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the 60th Anniversary of the International Trade Centre, WTO Headquarters [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day [scroll down for French version]

26 June 2024

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 video message to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Bolivia [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Judgment of the International Criminal Court in the case of Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud

25 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of the Seafarer [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment
New York - Note to Correspondents: Doha Meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan
New York - Note to Correspondents: Venezuela: Deployment of UN Panel of Electoral Experts [scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Kenya

24 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General’s press conference to launch the Global Principles for Information Integrity
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the terrorist attacks in Dagestan

23 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on United Nations Public Service Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on Peacebuilding Day 2024 [scroll down for French version]

21 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Yoga [scroll down for French version]
Kathmandu, Nepal - Secretary-General's video message to the Third International Development Association Replenishment Meeting
New York - Secretary-General's Press Encounter on the Middle East
New York - Mr. Stephen Omollo of Kenya - Assistant Executive Director, Workplace and Management of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

20 June 2024

Vienna, Austria - Secretary-General's video message to the Austria World Summit
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council’s High-Level Debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Addressing Evolving Threats in Cyberspace”

19 June 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly Annual Review of HIV/AIDS [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict [scroll down for French version]

18 June 2024

Paris, France - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the meeting of the UNESCO Executive Board [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fourth Conference to Review Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its aspects

17 June 2024

Paris, France - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Transforming Education Summit Stocktake Event: Accelerating Progress Towards SDG4 [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought [scroll down for French version]
Athens, Greece - Secretary-General's video message to the conference: "Peace and Sustainable Development" on the six-year anniversary of the signing of the Prespa Agreement on the Name Issue

13 June 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message to mark the 100-day Countdown to the International Day of Peace [scroll down for French version]
Brindisi, Italy - Secretary-General's remarks at the United Nations Global Service Centre [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint statement on Detention of United Nations and Non-Governmental Organization Personnel in Yemen

12 June 2024

The Hague, Netherlands - Secretary-General's message to the Humanitarian Data Forum: Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Data"
Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Leaders Forum for the 60th Anniversary of UN Trade and Development [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's remarks to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union [bilingual, as delivered]
Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's press encounter on the forthcoming G7 Summit
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of Vice President Saulos Chilima of the Republic of Malawi

11 June 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]
Dead Sea, Jordan - Secretary-General's remarks to Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response For Gaza [as delivered]

10 June 2024

New York - Ms. Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil - Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

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