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06 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with Ms. Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea
New York - Secretary-General's video message for Global Road Safety Week
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at United Nations Global Compact Board Meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on Meeting the Challenges of the Health MDGs and Beyond
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bangladesh

05 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's telephone conversation with Secretary-General of League of Arab States
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on reports of Israeli strike in Syria

04 May 2013

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on attack in Abyei

02 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the five permanent members of the Security Council
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Justice Minister of the State of Israel
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day
New York / Paris - Joint message from Secretary-General of UN, Ban Ki-moon, and Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on World Press Freedom Day

01 May 2013

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture on Conflict Prevention in Honour of David Hamburg
New York - Secretary-General's message to 25th anniversary of Solomon Mikhoels International Cultural Center (ICC) at "Culture beyond Borders" Gala Concert

30 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Nabil ElAraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Iraq

29 April 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the American Bar Association "ABA Day at the UN" [as prepared for delivery]
Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the 69th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacfic (ESCAP)
Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Launch of "Zero Hunger Challenge" Campaign in Asia-Pacific
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the assassination attempt against the Prime Minister of Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the killing of Somalia's Deputy State Attorney

29 April 2013

Ulaanbaatar - Secretary-General's message to the Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies
Addis Ababa - Secretary-General's message to UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine

26 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Boston, Massachussetts - Secretary-General's video message to the UNA-USA of Great Boston's Annual Consuls Ball
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General 27 years after the Chernobyl Disaster [scroll down for Russian version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bangladesh

26 April 2013

Almaty - Secretary-General's message to the Third Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process
Haiti - Secretary-General's message on World Vaccination Week event organized by the Pan American Health Organization [scroll down for French version]

25 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kamel Amr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
New York - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Mali
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at General Assembly Thematic Debate on the Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa [As delivered]
Abu Dhabi - Secretary-General's video message to Global Vaccine Summit
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Malaria Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at re-opening of renovated Trusteeship Council Chamber
New York - Remarks at a reception and concert for the children of Syria (as prepared for delivery)
New York - Note to Correspondents in response to questions about alleged chemical weapons use in Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

24 April 2013

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's welcome address at ECOSOC Special Event: "Partnering for Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Special General Assembly Tribute to Oscar Niemeyer and the United Nations Board of Design [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Guinea [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Sudan and South Sudan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Paraguay's elections

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New York, 11 July 2025

  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: LEADERS OF TWO ARMED GROUPS COMMIT TO LAYING DOWN THEIR ARMS AND TO REJOIN 2019 PEACE AGREEMENT… 
  • FUEL CRISIS REMAINS ACUTE IN GAZA, DESPITE LIMITED DELIVERIES…  
  • SYRIA HUMANITARIAN FUND RELEASES MONEY TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING WILDFIRES…
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