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25 September 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. General Michel Sleiman, President of the Republic of Lebanon
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ivo Josipovic, President of the Republic of Croatia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ivan Gašparovic, President of the Slovak Republic
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Blaise Compaoré, President of the Republic of Burkina Faso
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at high-level breakfast meeting to raise the visibility of the 2014 Third International Conference on Small Island Development States (SIDS) [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Special Event on Achieving the Millennium Development Goals [bilingual, as delivered, version follows; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for the First Anniversary of the Global Education First Initiative
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Friends of Yemen Ministerial Meeting
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Global Education First Initiative Anniversary Event: Delivering on the Global Education Promise
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the margins of the General Debate
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at inaugural meeting of the International support Group for Lebanon [bilingual, as delivered, version follows; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at inauguration of the renovated North Delegates' Lounge
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Side Event Addressing the Challenges to Enhance the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence. [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Ministerial Breakfast Meeting "100 Years Peace Palace : How to Build Concrete Peace for the Future" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Event on Maternal and Child Health [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Informal Ministerial Consultation on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria and Neighbouring Countries [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks to "Vienna+20 : Human Rights Achievements, Shortcomings and the Way Forward" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Event organized by the Co-Authors of the Resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at Special Event on Achieving the Millennium Development Goals [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Arms Trade Treaty

25 September 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message to event on transformative agenda for sustainable development in Nigeria and Africa: Lessons, Actions and Emerging Perspecitives
New York - Secretary-General's message to Fulfilling the Promise of the Millennium Declaration: the MDG Achievement Fund Experience

24 September 2013

New York - Readout of Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s joint meeting with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and H.E. Mr. Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. François Hollande, President of France
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCON, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Enrico Letta, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, Constitutional President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of International Relations of Israel
New York - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ali Ahmed Karti, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta
Montreal - Secretary-General's video message to the 38th General Assembly Meeting of the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
New York - Secretary-General's address to the General Assembly [as delivered – bilingual; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at inaugural meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [as delivered bilingual version follows; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at MDG Innovation Forum [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's toast at Lunch for Heads of Delegations attending the General Debate session of the General Assembly
New York - Note in response to questions on chemical weapons in Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Maldives

23 September 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

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