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16 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing of the 2024 ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]
Manama, Bahrain - Secretary-General's remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States [scroll down for Arabic] [as delivered]
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.R.H. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain 
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E Mr. Mohamed Younis A Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the IMF decision on Standard Drawing Rights

15 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on the 2024 High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance [as prepared for delivery]
Braga, Portugal - Secretary-General's video message to the 18th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Fuad Mohammad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq

14 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC segment on Operational Activities for Development [as prepared for delivery]
Paris, France - Secretary-General's video message to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the 2024 ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment
Manama, Bahrain - Secretary-General's message to the Fifth World Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum (WEIF) [scroll down for Arabic version]
Caracas, Venezuela - Secretary-General's message to the Opening of the 2024 Regional Seminar on Decolonization
New York - Mr. James Swan of the United States - Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
Muscat, Oman - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

13 May 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on a security incident in Gaza
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Sudan

12 May 2024

Kuwait City, Kuwait - Secretary-General's video message to the 9th Conference on Effective Partnership for Better Humanitarian Aid
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.H. Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait

11 May 2024

Nairobi, Kenya - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

10 May 2024

Nairobi, Kenya - Secretary-General's remarks to the United Nations Civil Society Conference in support of the Summit of the Future [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Roundtable on Information and Communications Technologies Security Capacity-Building
Nairobi, Kenya - Secretary-General's press conference ahead of the closing session of the United Nations Civil Society Conference
Nairobi, Kenya - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya
New York - Ms. Barrie Freeman of the United States - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel
New York - Note to Correspondents - Peacebuilding Commission Chair's Mission to São Tomé and Príncipe: Advancing Peace and Stability

08 May 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Brazil

07 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the ECOSOC Special Meeting “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to hear an Address by Mr. Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic Of Italy
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the press - on the Middle East

06 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the SDG 16 High-Level Conference 2024 [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the World Portuguese Language Day Event [Portuguese, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter with H.E. Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in the Middle East

05 May 2024

New York - Mensagem Por Ocasião Do Dia Mundial Da Língua Portuguesa [scroll down for English version]

03 May 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day [scroll down for French version]
Santiago, Chile - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Gabriel Boric, President of Chile [scroll down for Spanish]

02 May 2024

Santiago, Chile - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with President of Chile [scroll down for English]

01 May 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on East Africa

30 April 2024

Santiago, Chile - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Seminar, "Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development: Enhancing Global Efforts to Achieve the 2030 Agenda" [as prepared for delivey]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter
New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General Trip Announcement

29 April 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Chad [scroll down for French version]

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New York, 08 August 2025

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