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26 June 2014

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

26 June 2014

Maputo - Secretary-General's message to third review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction
Malabo - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Mr. Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan

25 June 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of the Seafarer [scroll down for French version]
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's video message for "Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death"
Malabo - Secretary-General’s remarks at the inauguration of the United Nations House in Equatorial Guinea [as delivered]

24 June 2014

Windhoek - Secretary-General’s remarks at the ceremony for the official inauguration of the United Nations House in Namibia
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Peacebuilding Fund Annual Stakeholders Meeting
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Somalia: Interim Administration for the South West Regions

24 June 2014

Windhoek - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H. E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia

23 June 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Widow's Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on United Nations Public Service Day
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the First Annual Session of the Peacebuilding Commission
New York - Press Release from OPCW-UN Joint mission in the Syrian Arab Republic
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Egypt
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria : completion of removal of chemical weapons material

21 June 2014

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with the President of Ukraine
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu

20 June 2014

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's address at The Asia Society: "Crisis in Syria: Civil War, Global Threat"
New York - Secretary-General’s exchange with Asia Society President Josette Sheeran following his speech at the Asia Society

19 June 2014

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh
Lisbon - Secretary-General's message to Lisbon Conference on Intergenerational Justice: The Future of Law and and the Law of the Future
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the coronation of King Felipe VI of Spain

18 June 2014

Geneva - Readout of Secretary-General's meeting with Nabil Elaraby, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the International Labour Organization regarding youth
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Informal Thematic Debate on Human Security
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Central Asia

18 June 2014

Jeddah - Secretary-General's message to the 41st Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
Kazan - Secretary-General's message to Fifth International Meeting of High-Level Representatives on Security Issues

17 June 2014

Geneva - Secretary-General's Remarks to the 28th Special Session of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Day to Combat Desertification
Geneva - Transcript of Press Conference by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Palais des Nations in Geneva [As Delivered]
Lausanne, Switzerland - Secretary-General's remarks at press event at International Olympic Committee Headquarters

17 June 2014

New York - Secretary-General's message to panel discussion marking the Day of the African Child
Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the UN-LAS General Cooperation Meeting

16 June 2014

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Occasion of Peacebuilding Day
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Colombia
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attacks in Kenya

15 June 2014

Santa Cruz - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr.Nicolás Maduro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Santa Cruz - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Raul Castro Ruz, President of Cuba
Santa Cruz - Secretary-General’s remarks at Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 and China
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Iraq

14 June 2014

Santa Cruz - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Eshaq JAHANGIRI, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Santa Cruz - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala, President of the Republic of Peru
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's video message to Kennedy Center Event for the people in the Philippines "After the Storm"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on violence in Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 14 August 2025

  • REPORT ON CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE MARKS A STAGGERING 25% INCREASE FROM 2024…
  • UKRAINE: NUMBER OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES REACHED ANOTHER THREE-YEAR HIGH IN JULY…
  • U.N.: NEARLY EVERYONE IN GAZA HAS BEEN DISPLACED AT LEAST ONCE SINCE THE WAR BEGAN…  
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