Latest statements

03 September 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Madagascar [scroll down for French version]

03 September 2009

Geneva - Secretary-General's press conference after addressing World Climate Conference

02 September 2009

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at opening of Second Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

02 September 2009

Svalbard - Press conference by the Secretary-General

Longyearbyen - Secretary-General's remarks at the Global Seed Vault

01 September 2009

Arctic Polar Ice Rim - Secretary-General's remarks at the Arctic Polar Ice Rim

31 August 2009

Oslo - Secretary-General's joint press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

Oslo - Secretary-General's press encounter after working breakfast with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the Marine Environment to the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on elections in Gabon (scroll down for French version)

30 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Tenth Anniversary of the UN-conducted Popular Consultation in Timor Leste

30 August 2009

Alpbach - Speech to the European Forum Alpbach Political Symposium: “Trust and Renewed Multilateralism”

29 August 2009

Vienna/New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Korean Peninsula

28 August 2009

Vienna - Secretary-General's press encounter with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger [unofficial transcript]

Vienna - Secretary-General's remarks on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Vienna International Centre

26 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the press on the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the passing of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the 25 August attack in Kandahar

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Darfur: Resignation of Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada

20 August 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Elections in Afghanistan

19 August 2009

New York - The Secretary-General's Message on World Humanitarian Day

New York - The Secretary-General's remarks to launch the First World Humanitarian Day

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

18 August 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the deaths of UNAMA staff members in Kabul, Afghanistan

Seoul/ New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of Kim Dae-jung, Former President of the Republic of Korea

17 August 2009

Seoul - Secretary-General's remarks to Korea University [as prepared for delivery]

Korea University, Seoul - The Secretary-General's speech at "University Presidents' Forum on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Asia and Africa"

15 August 2009

New York/Jeju - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

13 August 2009

Jeju - Secretary-General's speech on "New Multilateralism in East Asia : Building on Common Interests, Expanding on Common Ground" [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on US/UN relations

Jeju, Republic of Korea / New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson on the DPRK

12 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the 60th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

11 August 2009

Incheon - Secretary-General's remarks at opening of UNISDR Office in Incheon and the ISDR Training Centre for Urban Risk Reduction [as prepared for delivery]

Incheon - Secretary-General's remarks at a conference on Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction

Incheon - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Environment Forum [as prepared for delivery]

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

10 August 2009

Seoul - Secretary-General's remarks at 39th plenary assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations [as prepared for delivery]

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

10 August 2009

Lusaka - Secretary-General's message to the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International conference on the Great Lakes Region

09 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous People

07 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's message to the General Conference of “Mayors for Peace”

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on women, peace and security

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the summit between President Kabila and President Kagame

06 August 2009

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's message to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

New York - Secretary-General's video message for 'We Must Disarm' Campaign

05 August 2009

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following his Meeting with the Group of Friends on Myanmar [unofficial transcript]

Geneva - Secretary-General's video message to the First Global Model UN Conference, 5-7 August 2009

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

05 August 2009

Cairns - Secretary-General's message to Pacific Leaders Forum - 4-7 August [delivered today by Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development]

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