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19 June 2015

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee Open Briefing Concerning "New initiatives to address the foreign terrorist fighters challenge" [As prepared for delivery]

18 June 2015

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict [as delivered]
Jerusalem - Secretary-General's video for Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas at the Genesis Prize Award Ceremony
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the closing session of the 13th Force Commanders/Heads of Military Components Conference 2015 [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Press Encounter following Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Papal Encyclical by His Holiness Pope Francis
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the killings in Charleston, South Carolina

18 June 2015

Vienna - Secretary-General's message to the Vienna Energy Forum
New York - Secretary-General's message to "Chess for Dialogue" event organized by the Permanent Missions of Hungary and Ukraine

17 June 2015

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at International Insurance Society Global Insurance Forum [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Day to Combat Desertification: Invest in healthy soils [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Alliance of Civilizations Summer School [as prepared for delivery]

16 June 2015

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the occasion of the hand-over of the Report of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on the death sentences in Egypt

15 June 2015

New York - Secretary-General's Message on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the election of His Excellency Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark as President of the General Assembly [as delivered]
Johannesburg - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the African Union Peace and Security Council
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the Press on Yemen [scroll down for Q&A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on bombings in N'Djamena

13 June 2015

Ashgabat - Secretary-General's remarks to International University for Humanities and Development [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Albinism Awareness Day
Ashgabat - Secretary-General's remarks to press with President of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat - Secretary-General's press remarks at UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia

12 June 2015

Tashkent - Secretary-General's press encounter in Tashkent
Geneva/New York - The Geneva Consultations on Yemen: Change of Plans
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the handover of the report of the independent panel of experts to examine and assess the probative value of new information related to the death of Dag Hammarskjöld

11 June 2015

Bishkek - Secretary-General's remarks to International Conference on Development of Parliamentarianism
Bishkek - Secretary-General's remarks to press with President of Kyrgyz Republic

11 June 2015

Osh - Secretary-General's remarks to Civil Society and Local Authorities
Osh - Secretary-General's remarks at press event with Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic at Event Marking Fifth Anniversary of the Tragic Events in Kyrgyzstan

10 June 2015

Astana - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland
Astana - Secretary-General's remarks to Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: "Promoting Dialogue for Peace and Prosperity in Turbulent Times" [as prepared for delivery]
Turin - Secretary-General's video message to the 9th World Chambers Congress
Astana - Secretary-General's remarks to press with Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan
Geneva - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Geneva consultations

09 June 2015

Dushanbe - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Dushanbe - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Dushanbe - Secretary-General's remarks to opening ceremony of High-Level International Conference on Implementation of International Decade for Action "Water for Life"
London - Secretary-General's video message to Special Session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee on Mixed Migration by Sea
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Eighth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at World Cities Summit Mayor's Forum [as prepared for delivery]
Dushanbe - Secretary-General's remarks to press after meeting President of Tajikistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Nepal

08 June 2015

Munich - Secretary-General remarks at G7 Working Session on Terrorism [as prepared for delivery]
New York - The Secretary-General's message on World Oceans Day
New York - Secretary-General's message to annual General Assembly Review of HIV/AIDS
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at ECOSOC commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development [as delivered]

08 June 2015

Schloss Elmau - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mrs. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Schloss Elmau - Secretary-General remarks at working luncheon for outreach partners [as prepared for delivery]

07 June 2015

Bonn - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 25 July 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF: SCALE AND SCOPE OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA IS BEYOND ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT TIMES…
  • GAZA: CONDITIONS ON GROUND ARE ALREADY CATASTROPHIC AND WORSENING FAST…
  • D.R. CONGO: U.N., HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE SCALING UP HEALTH INTERVENTIONS…  
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