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27 April 2016

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Adoption of Resolutions on the Peacebuilding Architecture in the General Assembly and the Security Council

27 April 2016

Beijing - Secretary-General's message to the Fifth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building in Asia (CICA)

26 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on the anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster
Baku - Secretary-General's video message to Seventh United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum
Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with Sebastian Kurz, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

26 April 2016

Moscow - Secretary-General's message to the Fifth Moscow Conference on International Security

25 April 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Malaria Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Burundi [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Haiti [scroll down for French version]

23 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Mr. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

22 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. János Áder, President of Hungary [corrected version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms Beata Szydlo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Mother Earth Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement [as delivered, bilingual version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Informal High-Level Event on Promoting the Early Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Event on the Implementation of the Climate and Development Agendas [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's Closing Remarks at Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change [As delivered]
New York - Readout of the Deputy Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press conference with His Excellency Mr. Francois Hollande, President of France
Kuwait City - Note to Correspondents: Statement of UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed – First Press Conference on Peace Talks in the State of Kuwait
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press stakeout by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

21 April 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Zhang Gaoli, Special Envoy of President and Vice Premier of China
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals [as delivered]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr Staffan de Mistura
New York - Note to Correspondents: UN Secretary-General and World Bank Group President Appoint the Members of the High-level Panel on Water
New York - Note to Correspondents: Updates on Signing Ceremony for Paris Climate Agreement
Kuwait City - Note to Correspondents Press Release on the Start of the Peace Talks for Yemen
New York - Note to correspondents on the trilateral ministerial meeting on the dispute between the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Gabonese Republic [scroll down for French and Spanish versions]

20 April 2016

The Hague - Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice [as delivered]
The Hague - Secretary-General's Remarks to Members of Parliamentary Committees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Forum on "The Africa We Want in 2030, 2063 and Beyond" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at side event on "Building a Resilient Future through Water: Connecting the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the incidents in Kidal, Mali [scroll down for the French version]

20 April 2016

Doha - Secretary-General's message to the Arab Regional Conference on the Role of Civil Society in Implementing Agenda 2030
Rotterdam - Secretary-General's remarks at Erasmus University Rotterdam [as prepared for delivery]

19 April 2016

The Hague - Secretary-General's Remarks at UN World Class of 2016 [As Prepared for Delivery]
The Hague - Secretary-General's Remarks at Inaugural Ceremony of the Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court [As delivered]
Moscow - Secretary-General's video message for First Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian National Parliaments
The Hague - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with Foreign Minister of the Netherlands [scroll down for Q&A]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General to General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem [as delivered]

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