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20 July 2023

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Ambassadorial Group of Islamic Cooperation
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Nelson Mandela International Day Observance [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the High Level Political Forum of the Economic and Social Council
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine

19 July 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2022 [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the HLPF Side Event to Launch the Progress Report on Youth: "Renewing the commitment for the SDGs - Spotlight on Young People Progress on Youth 2030, the UN Youth Strategy"

18 July 2023

New York - Secretary-General's message on Nelson Mandela International Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the 8th Annual SDG Global Business Forum: "Turbocharging the 2030 Agenda with business impact"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Artificial Intelligence [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Opening of the 2023 SDG Global Business Forum

17 July 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [Bilingual, as delivered, follows; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the Black Sea Initiative
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the World Youth Skills Day Event
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the Black Sea Initiative

16 July 2023

Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms [as prepared for delivery]

15 July 2023

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Youth Skills Day: “Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future” [scroll down for French version]

13 July 2023

Brussels - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with the Prime Minister of Belgium
La Hulpe - Secretary-General's press remarks before the UN-EU High-level Dialogue

12 July 2023

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (report launch)
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the launch of the Report - "A World of Debt"
Abuja - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at the Tenth Anniversary of Malala Day in Abuja, Nigeria
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Sixth Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on food and fertilizer exports from the Russian Federation and Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

11 July 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's Message on World Population Day [scroll down for French]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Launch of the Global Assessment Report (GAR) Special Report 2023 on “Accelerating sustainable development: Metrics and measuring to achieve resilience”
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the extension of the authorization of cross-border humanitarian aid into Syria 

08 July 2023

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

07 July 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents – on the deployment of group of experts to Honduras [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the continuation of the Istanbul agreements of 22 July 2022

06 July 2023

Geneva - Secretary-General's video message to the AI for Good Global Summit  
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter - on visits to Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago, and on the situation in the Middle East
Sal - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the 2023 African Caucus Meeting

05 July 2023

New York - Ms. Sonja Leighton-Kone of the United States of America - Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

04 July 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Senegal [scroll down for French]
Port of Spain - UN Secretary-General's remarks to Shanghai Cooperation Organization [as delivered]

03 July 2023

London, England - Secretary-General's video message to the 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee
Port of Spain - Secretary-General's remarks to 45th regular meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Port of Spain - Secretary-General's joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in the Middle East

01 July 2023

Port-au-Prince - Secretary-General's press encounter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
New York - Note to correspondents – Secretary-General in Haiti
Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the 2nd Nalafem Summit: Justice, Trust and Accountability
New York - Ms. Joanne Adamson of the United Kingdom - Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

30 June 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Mali [scroll down for French]
New York - Note to correspondents on the agreements to facilitate exports of agricultural products from the Russian Federation and Ukraine

29 June 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents: Press Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) On burning of the Quran in Stockholm, Sweden
Ulaanbaatar - Deputy Secretary-General's opening message to the Ceremony of the Female Foreign Ministers meeting in Mongolia, 29-30 June

28 June 2023

London - Deputy Secretary-General's message to the Climate Innovation Forum

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 22 August 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF ON FAMINE IN GAZA: IT IS A MAN-MADE DISASTER, A MORAL INDICTMENT AND A FAILURE OF HUMANITY ITSELF.  THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOT TOMORROW, IT IS NOW…
  • EVOLUTION OF SECURITY SITUATION IN THE D.R. CONGO HAS NOT MATCHED THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT, U.N. TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL…
  • SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCLUDES VISIT TO JAPAN…
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