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19 April 2016

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Egypt

19 April 2016

The Hague - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

18 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Jimmy Morales, President of Guatemala
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. María Angela Holguín, Foreign Minister of Colombia
New York - UN Secretary-General's remarks to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East [As delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at briefing to the General Assembly on United Nations-International Organization for Migration (UN-IOM) relations [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents - Transcript of press encounter by the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, after his separate meetings with the delegations of the Syrian Arab Republic and the High Negotiations Committee [Scroll down for Arabic version
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Japan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of a MINUSCA peacekeeper in the Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]

17 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone call with H.E. Mr. Salva KIIR, President of South Sudan and H.E. Mr. Riek MACHAR, First Vice-President Designate of the Republic of South Sudan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of Gambia opposition party members
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Ecuador earthquake

16 April 2016

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's Remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's Remarks at Global Infrastructure Forum.
Washington, DC - Secretary-General’s remarks to the 93rd meeting of the Development Committee

16 April 2016

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's message to high-level side event on Afghanistan during Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank

15 April 2016

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's remarks on Forced Displacement: A Global Challenge [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's remarks to the Inaugural Meeting of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's Remarks at Event Hounouring the UN-World Bank Partnership
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on elections in Comoros [scroll down for French version]

15 April 2016

Istanbul - Secretary-General's message to the 13th Islamic Summit Conference

14 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Open Debate of the Security Council on Countering Terrorism [As delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Special Joint Event of the World Federation of UN Associations and the New York City Bar Association [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Transcript of the stakeout by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria after the meeting of the Humanitarian Access Task Force

14 April 2016

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's message to Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group

13 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Børge Brende, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Meeting on Resilience [as prepared for delivery]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Republic of the Congo

12 April 2016

Moscow - Secretary-General's message to the Third Ministerial Anti-Drug Conference
New Haven, Connecticut - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Colloquium of University Presidents on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Strategies [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at media event with President Rafael Correa Salgado of Ecuador
Tehran - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press stakeout by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, following his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hossein Amir

12 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Rafael Correa Delgado, Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador

11 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at event on “United Nations Peace Operations Review: Taking stock, leveraging opportunities and charting the way forward" [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening of the Forty-Ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomes the start of the cessation of hostilities in Yemen
Damascus - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of stakeout by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura following his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem
New York - Note to Correspondents: In response to questions about attendance at the 22 April signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

08 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's video message to Columbia University School of International Public Affairs Global Leadership Awards
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism
Geneva - Secretary-General’s remarks at Press Encounter with Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter at the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the G20 Presidency’s Support for the Paris Agreement

07 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's Message on World Health Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda [scroll down for French version]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press encounter with Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, after a meeting of the Humanitarian Access Task Force
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press conference by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

06 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace [scroll down for French version]

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New York, 20 June 2025

  • SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ISRAEL AND IRAN TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE…
  • U.N.I.C.E.F.: NUMBER OF MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN GAZA RISES AT AN ALARMING RATE…
  • U.N. CHIEF: ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY, WE RECOGNIZE MILLIONS OF REFUGEES WORLDWIDE..  
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