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10 December 2014

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu Ein

Lima/New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on surpassing the US$10 billion pledge mark for the Green Climate Fund

10 December 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message at the launch of the Decade for People of African Descent

09 December 2014

Lima - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia

Lima - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Lima - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Dr. Alexander Bedritsky, Advisor on Climate Change to the President of Russia

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Anti-Corruption Day [scroll down for French version]

Lima - Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the "Caring for Climate" business forum organized by the Global Compact (as prepared for delivery)

Lima - Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Segment of the 20th UNFCCC Conference of Parties

Harlem, New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Human Rights Day Event at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture [As delivered]

Lima - Secretary-General's press conference at UN Climate Change Conference [scroll down for Q&A]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the announcement of an election date in the Kingdom of Lesotho

09 December 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message at the launch of Presidents United to Solve Hunger

Doha - Secretary-General's message to the 35th Session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council

08 December 2014

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation; Mr. Michael Huerta, Federal Aviation Association Administrator; and Ms. Bathsheba Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

Chicago, Illinois - Secretary-General remarks to the Extraordinary 70th Anniversary Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization Council

Chicago, Illinois - Secretary-General's press encounter with Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago [as prepared for delivery]

08 December 2014

Vienna - Secretary-General's message to the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal, Canada

New York - Secretary-General's message to opening of 13th Session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court

07 December 2014

Dubai - Secretary-General's message to the First Knowledge Conference, 7-9 December

06 December 2014

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the 60th Anniversary of the Hospitality Committee for UN Delegations

05 December 2014

New York - Readout the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic, Catherine Samba-Panza

New York - Secretary-General's Message on International Volunteer Day

New York - Message on World Soil Day at the Launch of the International Year of Soils

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Economic and Social Council Meeting on Ebola: A Threat to Sustainable Development

New York - Secretary-General remarks on the centenary of the first World War "Christmas Truce" [As prepared for delivery]

04 December 2014

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia

New York - Secretary-General remarks to the General Assembly on the Synthesis Report on the Post-2015 Agenda

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter after briefing the General Assembly on the Synthesis Report: "The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet"

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attacks in Grozny

04 December 2014

Bujumbura - Secretary-General's message to the Thirty-Ninth Ministerial Meeting of the UN Standing Advisory committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC)

Basel, Switzerland - Secretary-General's message to the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

03 December 2014

The Hague - Secretary-General's video message to concerts by the Orchestra for Peace

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities [scroll down for French version]

Paris - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level International Conference on the Destruction of Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Iraq and Syria

Geneva - The following is an introductory statement by the Secretary-General to a film highlighting the importance of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, launched at the eighth Conference o

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Opening Remarks for the Third Annual Global Humanitarian Policy Forum [As delivered]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack on convoy of United Nations vehicles in Mogadishu

03 December 2014

Skhirat, Morocco - Secretary-General's message to the 13th Annual Conference of the Arab Thought Foundation

02 December 2014

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Vatican City - Secretary-General's message to meeting of Significant Faith Leaders against Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Secretary-General's address at the Harvard Foundation (as prepared for delivery)

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Kenya

02 December 2014

Zhuhai - Secretary-General's message to the World Family Summit +10

01 December 2014

Paris - Secretary-General's message to the High Level Policy forum on Migration - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1-2 December

New York - Secretary-General's video message to UN Cares Award Winners

New York - Secretary-General's message on World AIDS Day [scroll down for French version]

01 December 2014

The Hague - Secretary-General's message to the Nineteenth Session of the Conference of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention

29 November 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Scroll down for French)

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New York, 18 June 2025

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROFOUNDLY ALARMED BY ONGOING MILITARY ESCALATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN…
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