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23 February 2024

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Stéphane Séjourné, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Ukraine [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain [scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland

21 February 2024

New York - Mr. Maher Nasser - Commissioner-General for United Nations’ Participation in Expo 2025

20 February 2024

Bangkok, Thailand - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

19 February 2024

Doha, Qatar - Secretary-General's Press Encounter - on the Meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan
Doha, Qatar - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar

16 February 2024

Munich, Germany - Secretary-General's remarks to the Munich Security Conference: Growing the Pie: A Global Order that works for Everyone [as delivered]

15 February 2024

Munich, Germany - Secretary-General's Remarks at the Ohel-Jakob synagogue

14 February 2024

Paris, France - Secretary-General's video message to the International Energy Agency's 50th Anniversary Celebration

13 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council High-level Open Debate on the Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of Int'l Peace and Security [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English and all-French versions]
New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter - on the situation in the Middle East
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

11 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science [scroll down for French version]

10 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Lunar New Year [scroll down for Chinese]

09 February 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Senegal [scroll down for French]

08 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's Press Conference - on 2024 Priorities

07 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Tribute to His Excellency Mr. Hage Geingob, President of Namibia [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024 [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English version]

06 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation “Her Voice. Her Future. Investing in Survivor-Led Movements to End Female Genital Mutilation” [scroll down for French version]
Rabat, Morocco - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Middle-Income Countries Conference on “Solutions to Address Development Challenges of Middle-Income Countries in a Changing World” [as prepared for delivery]

05 February 2024

New York - Independent Review Group to Assess United Nations Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), led by Ms. Catherine Colonna of France
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on UNRWA

04 February 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Human Fraternity [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – extending condolences following the death of Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia

31 January 2024

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Myanmar

29 January 2024

Rome, Italy - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks on the Occasion of the Italy-Africa Summit [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Abyei

28 January 2024

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on UNRWA

27 January 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [scroll down for French version]

26 January 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Clean Energy [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the United Nations Memorial Ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust [as delivered]
New York - Mr. Raisedon Zenenga of Zimbabwe - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on allegations concerning UNRWA
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Order of the ICJ in the case of South Africa against Israel on the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip

24 January 2024

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the meeting of the Global Counter-Terrorism Compact [as delivered]

23 January 2024

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Message on the occasion of the Special meeting of ECOSOC "The future of work: towards a productive, inclusive and sustainable global society" [as delivered]

21 January 2024

Kampala - Secretary-General's remarks to the Third South Summit - G77 Plus China [as delivered]
Kampala - Secretary-General's press encounter at Third South Summit - G77 plus China

20 January 2024

Kampala - Secretary-General's remarks to the Non-Aligned Movement [as delivered]

18 January 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on developments between Iran and Pakistan

17 January 2024

Davos, Switzerland - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with members of the UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence
Davos - Secretary-General's Special Address to the World Economic Forum [as delivered]

16 January 2024

Ponte Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores - Secretary-General's video message to the Sustainable Regional Aviation Forum

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