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14 June 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents: Saving Lives - Addressing Food Security Needs of Haiti
New York - Mr. Kaha Imnadze of Georgia - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA)

13 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]
Zurich - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Cement and Concrete Association
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

12 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's Press Briefing on Policy Brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the death of former Prime Minister of Italy

09 June 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali [scroll down for French]
New York - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Peacebuilding Commission Press Statement on Youth, Peace and Security
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Member States Briefing on the Climate Ambition Summit [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia [scroll down for Spanish]

08 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Oceans Day 2023 [scroll down for French version]
Astana - Secretary-General's video message to the Astana International Forum: “Tackling challenges through dialogue: towards cooperation, development and progress”, 8-9 June

06 June 2023

Vienna - Secretary-General's video message to the Vienna World Conference: "Thirty Years On: Our Rights - Our Future"
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the situation in Ukraine

05 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the launch of Three Policy Briefs under "Our Common Agenda" [scroll down for Bilingual, as delivered, and further down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Environment Day [scroll down for French version]
Nairobi - Secretary-General's video message to the UN HABITAT Assembly

03 June 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the train accident in India

02 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the UNRWA Pledging Conference
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, WFP, UN-WOMEN [as prepared for delivery]

01 June 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the election of the President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General appoints Global Leaders to Spearhead the Fight Against Malnutrition at Critical Moment for Food and Nutrition Security

31 May 2023

New York - Press encounter by the Secretary-General following his briefing to Security Council members - on Sudan

30 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's message to the Second Session of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the SDG16 Conference, "SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Uganda 
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the satellite launch using ballistic missile technology conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

29 May 2023

Lisbon - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the WIPO Conference: Thinking About Industrial Property, Sustainability and the Future of the Planet [as delivered, on behalf of the Secretary-General]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Somalia

28 May 2023

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

27 May 2023

Abuja - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Inauguration Lecture marking Nigeria's 7th Consecutive Democratic Transfer of Power

25 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony and the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General's message on Africa Day 2023 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 2023 ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Closing Session [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Mr. Carl Skau of Sweden - Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Food Programme
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the arrest of Fulgence Kayishema

24 May 2023

Bali - Secretary-General's message to the Opening of the 2023 Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the OCHA High-level pledging event on the Horn of Africa
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series High-Level Policy Dialogue: “Market and Scale: Unlocking Industrialization through Intra-Africa Trade” [Bilingual, as delivered, follows. Scroll down for all-English version]
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Italian Sustainable Development Festival High-Level Conference

23 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-French and all-English versions]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation [scroll down for French]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. George Vella, President of Malta
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the 2023 ECOSOC Operational Activities for the Development Segment [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development
Berlin - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the High-Level Opening of the Global Women's Forum for Peace and Humanitarian Action

22 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Biological Diversity [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Ghanaian peacekeeper selected as United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2022

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New York, 29 August 2025

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