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15 May 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents – Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee concludes her visit to Sierra Leone
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Global Solutions Summit
Abuja - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 2023 Nigeria Governor’s Forum Induction for New and Returning Governors [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Major General Humphrey Nyone of Zambia - Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

14 May 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the ceasefire in Gaza and Israel 

12 May 2023

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

11 May 2023

Jeddah - Secretary-General's video message to the Islamic Development Bank Annual Meeting
Istanbul - Note to Correspondents: Talks in Istanbul on the Black Sea Initiative
New York - Note to Correspondents: In first mission to India, Special Envoy Heyzer calls for regional unity for de-escalation of violence, release of political prisoners and return to civilian rule based on the will of the people
Jeddah - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Islamic Development Bank Group’s 2023 Annual Meeting Side Event, “Sustainable Development Disrupted: Advancing Impactful Partnerships to Rescue the SDGs

10 May 2023

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at the Briefing to UN Member States on the 1st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Pakistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Gaza 

09 May 2023

Yuste - Secretary-General's remarks to the Carlos V European Award, Yuste Monastery, Spain (scroll down for Spanish version) [as delivered]
Valencia - Secretary-General's video message at the International Meeting of Universal Rectors
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at the Opening Segment of the Interactive Multi-stakeholder Hearings on Universal Health Coverage
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks at the Informal Briefing for Member States ahead of the ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of Kemal Derviş

08 May 2023

Madrid - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain [scroll down for Spanish]
Istanbul - Note to Correspondents: Update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative 
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Multi-stakeholder Hearing on tuberculosis in preparation for the UN General Assembly High-level meeting on tuberculosis [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Mr. Hervé Lecoq of France - Deputy Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

06 May 2023

Bujumbura - Secretary-General's remarks at the 11th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region [Scroll down for all French and all English versions]

05 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Day of Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's Message on World Portuguese Language Day [Scroll down for English Version]
Bujumbura - Secretary-General's Press Encounter following his meeting with the President of Burundi, H.E. Evariste Ndayishimiye

04 May 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents: on an international, independent, impartial, and autonomous mechanism against corruption and impunity in Honduras

03 May 2023

New York - Secretary-General's Message for World Press Freedom Day [Scroll down for French Version]
Nairobi - Secretary-General's Press Conference in Nairobi, Kenya
New York - Ms. Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom - Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)

02 May 2023

Berlin - Secretary-General's video message to the Petersberg Climate Dialogue
New York - Secretary-General's message for World Press Freedom Day [aired on 2 May during the opening segment of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference]
Doha - Secretary-General's press encounter on Afghanistan
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Opening of the Inaugural Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Day
New York - Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão of Mozambique - Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), and Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission 
New York - Mr. Edward Chaiban of Lebanon - Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 
New York - Ms. Kitty van der Heijden of the Netherlands - Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 

01 May 2023

New York - Note to Correspondents - Peace Begins with Me: A Photographic Journey Through 75 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping
New York - Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon - Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan

30 April 2023

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

28 April 2023

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye 
Nairobi - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the African Leadership Ceremony, 2023 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend [as prepared for delivery]

27 April 2023

Washington, DC - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's Remarks to the Press prior to meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the ECOSOC Youth Forum
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the evacuation of UN Staff from Sudan

26 April 2023

Rome - Secretary-General's video message to the closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022
Santiago - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Sixth Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]

25 April 2023

New York - Mr. Feridun Sinirlioğlu of Türkiye - as Special Coordinator, Independent Assessment Mandated by Security Council Resolution 2679 (2023)   

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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