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30 May 2015

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Press Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria

29 May 2015

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at General Assembly event for the 20th Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General Remarks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts (Foreign Terrorist Fighters)

28 May 2015

Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament
Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC Annual Partnerships Forum - 'The Role of Partnerships in achieving the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Making it Happen' [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at adoption of GA Resolution on "Saving the Cultural Heritage of Iraq" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Women, Peace and Security Panel: “The Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda” [as prepared for delivery]
Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks at press stakeout with Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the shooting incident in Bamako, Mali [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on DPRK Needs, Priorities document

28 May 2015

Leuven - Secretary-General's remarks upon receiving honorary degree from Catholic University of Leuven

27 May 2015

Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania
Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, the President of Yemen
Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks at event for "Tomorrowland" Music Festival
Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks to the European Parliament [As prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General Remarks at Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Protection of Journalists in Conflict Situations
Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks at the joint press conference with the President of the European Commission [scroll down for Q&A]

27 May 2015

Kuwait City, Kuwait - Secretary-General's message to the 42nd Session of th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation council of Foreign Ministers
Leipzig - Secretary-General's video message for International Transport Forum
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels - Secretary-General's remarks at "Our World, Our Dignity, Our Planet: the Post-2015 Agenda and the Role of Youth" [as prepared for delivery]

26 May 2015

Brussels - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Ministers of Development of European Union Member States, hosted by H. E. Ms. Federica Mogherini, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Dublin - Secretary-General's remarks at event for launch of Ireland’s UN Youth Delegate Programme
Dublin - Secretary-General's Press Encounter with the Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland [scroll down for Q&A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Yemen consultations

26 May 2015

Kuala Lumpur - Secretary-General's message for Third Meeting of the Secretary-General's Scientific Advisory Board
Cotonou - Secretary-General's message to International Symposium for Launching the African Initiative for Education on Peace and Development through Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
Astana - Secretary-General's message to the UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East [scroll down for French version]

25 May 2015

Dublin - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice and Equality of Ireland
Dublin - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Charlie Flanagan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland
New York - Secretary-General's message on Africa Day [scroll down for French version]
Dublin - Secretary-General's Iveagh Lecture at Dublin Castle
Bangkok - Secretary-General's message to the 71st Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Geneva - Secretary-General's video message for the 17th World Meteorological Congress

25 May 2015

County Kildare - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Simon Coveney, Minister of Defense and of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland
Farmleigh - Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with resettled refugees from Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar and Syria [as prepared for delivery]

24 May 2015

Tipperary - Secretary-General's remarks upon receiving the Tipperary International Peace Award [as prepared for delivery]

23 May 2015

Hanoi - Secretary-General's remarks at the National Assembly of Viet Nam
Ha Noi - Secretary-General's remarks at the one-year anniversary ceremony of the Viet Nam Peacekeeping Centre [as delivered]
Ha Noi - Secretary-General's remarks at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day to end Obstetric Fistula [English and French]
Ha Noi - Secretary-General press conference in Ha Noi
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the outcome of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Burundi (scroll down for French)

22 May 2015

Hanoi - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Biological Diversity [scroll down for French version]

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