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09 November 2009

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 [initial celebrations began on 9 November 2009]
Geneva - Secretary-General's message to Third Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the formation of a Government of Lebanon

08 November 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the elections in Iraq

07 November 2009

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

07 November 2009

San Jose - MESSAGE TO RELIGIONS FOR PEACE GLOBAL YOUTH CAMPAIGNON DISARMAMENT FOR SHARED SECURITY

06 November 2009

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at press encounter following his briefing to the Security Council on Afghanistan
Beijing - Secretary-General's video message to the Beijing Forum 2009

05 November 2009

Athens - Secretary-General's remarks to the Hellenic Parliament
Addis Ababa - Deputy Secretary-General's address to opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism Meweting, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

04 November 2009

Athens - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press conference with Teodora Tzakri, Deputy Minister of Interior, Decentralization and E-Governance of Greece at the Global Forum on Migration and Development [unofficial transcript]
Athens - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece [unofficial transcript]
Athens - Remarks to the Third Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (as delivered)

03 November 2009

London, England - Secretary-General's press conference following working breakfast with UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown [Secretary-General's remarks only]
London, England - Secretary-General's speech to Summit of Religious and Secular Leaders on Climate Change [as prepared for delivery]
Beirut, Lebanon - Deputy Secretary-General address to the opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia [ESCWA]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on occupied East Jerusalem

02 November 2009

Kabul, Afghanistan - Remarks to the press
Kabul, Afghanistan - Statement on the decision by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission on the elections
New York - Secretary-General's video message for "Sustainable Stock Exchanges" event

02 November 2009

London, England - Secretary-General's message to dinner on eve of Summit of Religious and Secular Leaders on Climate Change

30 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following his informal briefing to the General Assembly
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Staff Town Hall Meeting
New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly on Staff Security
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Honduras
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the establishment of the International Commission of Inquiry on Guinea [scroll down for French version]

29 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Security Council stakeout [Q&A to follow]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following Security Council meeting on Afghanistan
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Forum on the Food and Economic Crises in Post-Conflict Countries
New York - Secretary-General's message at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) event on World Food Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2010-2011
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the National Commission of the Anti-Defamation League [as delivered]

28 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's monthly press conference [full transcript]
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the death of UN staff members in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 28 October 2009
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on Pakistan
New York - Secretary-General's monthly press conference [full transcript]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the firing of rockets from Lebanon into Israel

28 October 2009

Rabat, Morocco - Secretary-General's message to the Jerusalem International Forum

26 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's message to Ninth Annual Orthodox Prayer Service for the UN Community presided over by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew [delivered by Vijay Nambiar, Chef de Cabinet]
Seattle, Washington - Press Conference at Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Seattle, Washington - Secretary-General's remarks at lunch with business leaders [as prepared for delivery]
Beijing - Secretary-General's message on the 30th Anniversary of the UN system in China
Seattle, Washington - Secretary-General's Speech at University of Washington Special Convocation to Confer Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws "Rights, responsibilities and renewed multilateralism" [As delivered]

26 October 2009

Seattle, Washington - Secretary-General's remarks to World Affairs Council - "From Promises to Progress: Bridging the 'Doing Divide'" [as prepared for delivery]
Tianjin City - Secretary-General's message to conference on "A Green China and a Harmonious World"

25 October 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on today's attacks in Baghdad

24 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's Message on UN Day
New York - Secretary-General's video message on UN Day

23 October 2009

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at UN Day Concert: "A Tribute to UN Peacekeeping"

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 02 July 2025

  • Gaza: displacement orders continue to strain vital services to people in need…
  • U.N. is witnessing a sharp erosion of state authority and rule of law…
  • A surge in violence in South Sudan has a horrific impact on Civilians…  
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