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26 June 2016

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

24 June 2016

Cannes - The Secretary-General's remarks at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the Joint Meeting of ECOSOC and Peacebuilding Commission [as prepared]
New York/Cannes - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the UK referendum on the European Union

23 June 2016

Havana - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Nicolas Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [Scroll down for Spanish]
Havana - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia [scroll down for Spanish version]
Havana - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Timoleón Jiménez, Commander of the FARC-EP [Scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Secretary-General's Message on International Widows' Day [scroll down for French]
Havana - Secretary-General’s remarks at the signing of the bilateral ceasefire agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP [As delivered - scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the United Nations Public Service Day [Scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks on World Drug Report 2016 [As delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Closing Remarks at UN Global Compact Leaders Summit [As Prepared]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UN Population Award Ceremony
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Near verbatim transcript of joint press stakeout with Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Jan Egeland, Senior Special Advisor, and Yacoub El Hillo, UN Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sy
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement adopted by the UN Peacebuilding Commission at its 3rd annual session

23 June 2016

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Third Annual Session of the Peacebuilding Commission [As delivered]

22 June 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s Meeting with H.R.H. Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at UN Global Compact Board Meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at 2016 UN Global Compact Leaders Summit: Making Global Goals Local Business [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Life of Jo Cox
New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General's Trip Announcement - Cuba- 22-23 June 2016
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on the situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Sudan's declaration of cessation of hostilities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states

21 June 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Reporters Without Borders
New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Yoga [Scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the open formal consultation for the Comprehensive Review of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict [as delivered]
New York - Note to correspondents on the Special Investigation and UNHQ Board of Inquiry into the violence in the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in February 2016
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attacks in Afghanistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack against Jordanian border post

20 June 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]
Seoul - Secretary-General's video message for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Global Network of R2P Focal Points
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly Briefing on Global Health Crises [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to Open Exhibition in Honour of World Refugee Day [As prepared for delivery]
New york - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the First Anniversary of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali [Scroll down for French version]

19 June 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict [Scroll down for French Version]

18 June 2016

Athens - Secretary-General’s remarks at joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Greece
Lesbos - Secretary-General's remarks to the media, NGOs and volunteers

17 June 2016

St. Petersburg - Readout of the Secretary-General with H. E. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
St. Petersburg - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
Beijing - Secretary General's Video Message to the Global Celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification
New York - The Secretary-General's Message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought [Scroll down for French Version]

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