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17 February 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at screening of "A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers"
New York - Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, on the situation in Yemen
New York - Note to Correspondents - Press Release from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack in Turkey

17 February 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message to 2016 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations

16 February 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on value of Hosting Mega Sport Events as a Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainable Development Tool
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the death of Boutros Boutros-Ghali
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the Opening Debate of the Special Committee of the General Assembly on Peacekeeping Operations [As delivered]
New York, - Note to Correspondents: Joint press release on the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [in French and English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the murder of a United Nations staff member in Iraq

15 February 2016

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council open debate on "Respect for the Principles and Purposes of the Charter as a Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at "Concert for Peace"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Haiti [Scroll down for French version]

13 February 2016

Montréal - Secretary-General's remarks at Centre for Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Radio Day [scroll down for French version]
Munich - Secretary-General's video message to panel discussion on health security at the Munich Security Conference
Munich - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Munich Security Conference dinner to present the 2016 Ewald-Von-Kleist Award to H.E. Laurent Fabius and Christiana Figueres
Montréal - Secretary-General’s press encounter at the Centre for Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the eve of the second round of the presidential election and the new round of legislative elections in the Central African Republic

12 February 2016

Ottawa - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada
Montreal - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal
Montreal - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Philippe Couillard, Premier of Québec, and Ms. Christine St-Pierre, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie of Québec
Montreal - Secretary-General's keynote address at McGill University - "Threats and Opportunities: The Power of Young People to Shape a New Future" [as prepared for delivery]
Montreal - Secretary-General's remarks at the International Civil Aviation Organization Council
Montreal - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with Mayor of Montreal [scroll down for Q&A]
Munich - Note to Correspondents -- Statement by the Quartet's Principals
Geneva - Note to Correspondents -- Press release from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
New York - Note to correspondents – in response to questions on the report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the departure of the all-female Formed Police Unit from Liberia
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mali [scroll down for French version]

11 February 2016

Ottawa - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone calls with H.E. Mr. Fayez Serraj, Prime Minister-designate of Libya, and H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Ottawa - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with Prime Minister of Canada [scroll down for Q&A]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement of the International Syria Support Group
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the double suicide attack inside an IDP camp in north-eastern Nigeria

11 February 2016

New York - Secretary-General's message to Special Thematic Event on "Building Synergy and Coherence in the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda"

10 February 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation for General Assembly Special Session on World Drug Problem
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the 70th anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) [as prepared for delivery]

09 February 2016

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Susana Malcorra, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Argentina
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Yun Byung-se, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
New York - UN Secretary-General's remarks at the High Level Event: "In Stronger Partnership and Coordination to Stop Human Trafficking: Eradicating Modern-Day Slavery through Sustainable Development" [As delivered]
New York - UN Secretary-General's Opening Remarks at Launch of Report for World Humanitarian Summit "One Humanity: Shared Responsibility" [As delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Proposed Aviation Standards to Limit Carbon Emissions
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of former Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala

09 February 2016

Dubai - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at 2016 World Government Summit [As Delivered]

08 February 2016

New York - UN Secretary-General's Remarks at Special Event on Mobilizing to Achieve the Global Goals through the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030 [As delivered]
New York - UN Secretary-General's Remarks to the 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on an arson attack on a synagogue in the West Bank

08 February 2016

Rome - Secretary-General's message to World Food Programme Executive Board

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