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20 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council open debate on the Situation in the Middle East
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on developments related to Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central African Republic [Scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Ukraine

20 January 2014

Geneva - Secretary-General's message for Human Rights Council Special Session on Central African Republic

19 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's press briefing

19 January 2014

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on South Sudan

18 January 2014

New York - The Secretary-General's Remarks at Park East Synagogue Memorial Service in Honour of the Victims of the Holocaust
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the Geneva Conference on Syria
New York - Remarks by the Secretary-General on the death of UN personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in Madagascar

18 January 2014

Berlin - Secretary-General's message to the Global Forum on Food and Agriculture and Sixth Agriculture Ministers' Summit

17 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at informal meeting of the Plenary of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on UN challenges for 2014 [bilingual, as delivered] [scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's keynote address at Rule of Law and Post-2015 Development Agenda meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York/Geneva - Note to correspondents on Secretary-General's travel to Switzerland
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the killing of four United Nations civilian staff and at least 11 other civilians in Kabul on 17 January 2014

16 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's statement on the launch of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at opening of 2014 Session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [as delivered]
Geneva - Statement issued by the Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

15 January 2014

Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H. E. Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States
Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon
Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H. E. Mr. Ibrahim Saif, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan
Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with Kuwaiti officials
Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with Sir Nicholas Young, President of the UK Red Cross and Head of the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Kuwait City - Secretary-General's remarks at the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria
Kuwait City - Secretary-General's remarks at closing of Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event on the Rwandan Genocide
Kuwait City - The Secretary-General's Press Conference at Closing of the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Nigeria

14 January 2014

Kuwait City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African countries of the Islamic Republic of Iran
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Egypt
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan

14 January 2014

Erbil - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, and H.E. Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government
Kawrgosik Camp - Full transcript of Secretary-General's press conference at at Kawrgosik refugee camp

13 January 2014

Baghdad - Secretary-General's press conference with H. E. Mr. Nouri Kamel Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq

13 January 2014

Baghdad - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meetings with Iraqi officials

11 January 2014

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel

10 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's first press conference of the year (full transcript)

10 January 2014

Port au Prince - Secretary-General's message for Staff Commemoration of the Fourth Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti (Scroll down for French version)

09 January 2014

N’Djamena - Secretary-General's message to the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

08 January 2014

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Handover Ceremony of Chairmanship of Group of 77 and China

07 January 2014

Latakia,Syria/New York - Statement by the Special Coordinator, Ms Sigrid Kaag - first removal of chemical weapons materials from Syria
New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Egypt
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the work of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission

06 January 2014

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Geneva Conference on Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bangladesh

02 January 2014

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the bombing in Haret Hreik, Beirut
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the bombings in Mogadishu, Somalia

01 January 2014

New York - Note to correspondents – correction concerning messages by the Secretary-General

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