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10 December 2013

Johannesburg - Remarks at Nelson Mandela's memorial ceremony
New York - Secretary-General's message on Human Rights Day
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Human Rights Day Event "Sport Comes Out Against Homophobia"
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony for the United Nations Human Rights Prize

09 December 2013

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Event marking the 65th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide [delivered by the Deputy Secretary-General]
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Anti-Corruption Day
Johannesburg - Secretary-General's remarks at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on International Anti-corruption Day High-level Plenary: "The Role of Good Governance and the Post-2013 Development Agenda" [delivered by Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation of Nuns from Saint Tecla Orthodox Convent in Ma’aloula, Syria

09 December 2013

Conakry - Secretary-General's message to 40th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers

08 December 2013

Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Victor Yanukovich, President of Ukraine

07 December 2013

Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali
Paris - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter at Elysee Summit on Peace and Security in Africa [unofficial transcript]
New York - Note to Correspondents - Secretary-General's attendance at memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela

06 December 2013

Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of Libya
Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. President Joseph Kabila Kabange of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. President Pierre Nkurunziza of the Republic of Burundi
Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Salva Kiir, President of the Republic of South Sudan
Paris - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France
Paris - Secretary-General's remarks at opening session of Elysée Summit on Peace and Security in Africa
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the General Assembly meeting in honour of Nelson Mandela
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic [Scroll down for the French version]

05 December 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Volunteer Day
New York - Secretary-General's Statement on the Death of Nelson Mandela
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to media on death of Nelson Mandela
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Yemen
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic [scroll down for the French version]

05 December 2013

Johannesburg - Secretary-General's message to Third Global Conference on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change
Kiev - Secretary-General's message to 20th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

04 December 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of Israel
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Songdo, Incheon - Secretary-General's video message to opening ceremony of Green Climate Fund Headquarters
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at event marking the 50th Anniversary of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and honouring Mr. Jean Gazarian, UNITAR Senior Fellow
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to the Special Event to Launch the Accessibility Centre at the United Nations
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening of UN Correspondents Association Photo Exhibition and Handover of UNCA Directory 2013

04 December 2013

Panama City - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Fernando Núñez Fábrega, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama

03 December 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities - “Break Barriers, Open Doors: For An Inclusive Society For All”
Lima - Secretary-General's press conference with Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal following visit to Project on "Afforestation of Degraded and Vulnerable Areas in Lima"

02 December 2013

Bangkok - Secretary-General's message to launch Global Forum on Media and Gender, 2-4 December
New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Lima - Secretary-General's opening remarks at the 15th session of the General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Lima - Secretary-General's closing remarks at 15th session of the General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) [as delivered]
Lima - Secretary-General's remarks at press conference with President Ollanta Humala of Peru and LI Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) [scroll down for Q&A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the second round of municipal elections held in Kosovo on 1 December 2013

02 December 2013

The Hague - Secretary-General's message to the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
Geneva - Secretary-General's message to Thirteenth Meeting 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
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's message to the Fourth Replenishment of the Global Fund, 2-3 December 2013

01 December 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on World AIDS Day

29 November 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

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New York, 14 July 2025

  • IN PRESS CONFERENCE, U.N. CHIEF SAYS ONLY 35 PER CENT OF S.D.G. TARGETS ARE ON TRACK OR MAKING MODERATE PROGRESS... 
  • GAZA: DESPITE BEING ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS AS MUCH AS THEY CAN...  
  • UN DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER REPORTS OF VIOLENCE AND ABDUCTIONS IN SWEIDA... 
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