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20 May 2016

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on EgyptAir Flight MS804

19 May 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Wreath-laying Ceremony Honouring Fallen Peacekeepers United Nations Headquarters [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal Ceremony [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony [as delivered]
Copenhagen - Secretary-General's video message to Women Deliver Conference 2016
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Honorary Degree Ceremony at Marymount Manhattan College [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Association of Former International Civil Servants [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Joint press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland

19 May 2016

Stockholm - Secretary-General's message to Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People

18 May 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou N’Guesso, President of the Republic of the Congo
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Columbia University Commencement [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Korea Society [As prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event on Migrants, Refugees and Cities [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mauritania [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the deadly attack on a MINUSMA convoy in Kidal region, Mali [Scroll down for French version]

18 May 2016

Nairobi - Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the Valedictory Ceremony for UNDT Judges
Beijing - Secretary-General's message to First World Conference on Tourism for Development

17 May 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [scroll down for French version]
Vienna - Note to Correspondents: Near-verbatim transcript of remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at press encounter with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Colombia [scroll down for Spanish]

17 May 2016

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to 13th General Meeting of Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States
Montego Bay - Secretary-General's message to 17th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture
Vienna - Note to Correspondents: Statement of the International Syria Support Group

16 May 2016

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities Associations [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correpsondents: PBC Guinea-Bissau Configuration call for swift mobilization in support for continuity of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau

15 May 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Families

15 May 2016

Bangkok - Secretary-General's message to the Seventy-Second session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

14 May 2016

New York - Joint statement by the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Comoros

14 May 2016

Abuja - Secretary-General's message to the Second Regional Security Summit

13 May 2016

Lisbon - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal
Lisbon - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

12 May 2016

Lisbon - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Lisbon - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. António Luís Santos da Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal
New York - Joint statement by the Spokespeople for the UN Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Darfur
Lisbon - Secretary-General's remarks at a meeting with Syrian students [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Meeting on “Sustaining Peace: Mechanisms, Partnerships and the Future of Peacebuilding in Africa" [as delivered]
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Daraya, Syria
New York - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Brazil

12 May 2016

London, England - Secretary-General's message to Anti-Corruption Summit

11 May 2016

Antananarivo - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the “Groupe International de Soutien à Madagascar” (GIS-M) [scroll down for French]
Antananarivo - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of the Republic of Madagascar [scroll down for French]
Antananarivo - Secretary-General's address to the Joint Congress of Senate and Assembly, including launch of the report on the cost of hunger in Madagascar [scroll down for French]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at Security Council Open Debate on Countering the Narratives and Ideologies of Terrorism [As delivered]
Antananarivo - Conférence de presse du Secrétaire général et du Président de Madagascar [scroll down for English]

11 May 2016

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to UN-OIC Cooperation Meeting
Antananarivo - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with civil society organizations in Madagascar
Andohatapenaka - Secretary-General’s remarks at UN project visit: Conseil de développement d’Andohatapenaka, Madagascar [bilingual version]

10 May 2016

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at High Level Plenary Meeting on 'In a World of Risks: Today's Threats to International Peace and Security' [As delivered]

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New York, 18 June 2025

  • SECRETARY-GENERAL PROFOUNDLY ALARMED BY ONGOING MILITARY ESCALATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN…
  • ‘ENERGY SECURITY IS NO LONGER ABOUT BARRELS, PIPELINES’, U.N. CHIEF EMPHASIZES AT G7 LEADERS’ SUMMIT IN CANADA…
  • GAZA: CONTINUED ATTACKS REPORTEDLY KILL AND INJURE SCORES OF PEOPLE - U.N. RELIEF WING...
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