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03 November 2008

Santiago - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on Initiatives to Strengthen the Development Pillar and System-Wide Coherence
Santiago - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at the annual meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism in Latin America and the Caribbean Region

03 November 2008

Nanjing - Secretary-General's message to the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum

02 November 2008

Dhaka - Secretary-General's Press Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh [unofficial transcript]

01 November 2008

Kathmandu - Secretary-General's Press Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal [unofficial transcript]
Kathmandu - Address to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal [as prepared for delivery]

31 October 2008

New Delhi - Secretary-General's comment at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Kathmandu - Secretary-General's remarks upon arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu - Secretary-General's toast at dinner hosted by H.E. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", Prime Minister of Nepal
Seoul - Deput Secretary-General's at the Conference for Women Leaders organized by the Ministry of Gender Equality and the UNWTO Step Foundation
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

31 October 2008

New Delhi - Secretary-General's Press Conference in New Delhi, India [unofficial transcript]

30 October 2008

New Delhi - Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with CEOs from Indian member companies of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development [unofficial transcript]
New Delhi - Secretary-General at the Ninth Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation - "India and the United Nations: An Indispensable Partnership" [as prepared for delivery]
Seoul - Deputy Secretary-General remarks at the World Leaders Forum on international cooperation for green gowth within the framework of the United Nations
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Maldives
New Delhi/New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on India

29 October 2008

Manila - Secretary-General's press conference [unofficial transcript]
San Salvador - Secretary-General's video message to Ibero-American Summit
Manila - Secretary-General's address to the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development [as prepared for delivery]
Manila - Secretary-General's address at the University of Philippines [as prepared for delivery]
Manila - Secretary-General's remarks at dinner hosted by Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the earthquake in Pakistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the bombings in Somalia

29 October 2008

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

28 October 2008

Changwon - Secretary-General's video message to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

28 October 2008

Cape Verde - Secretary-General's message to the ECOWAS Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking as a Security Threat to West Africa

27 October 2008

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Force Commander in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the situation in the North Kivu
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Zimbabwe

24 October 2008

New York - Secretary-General Press Conference on the Chief Executives Board's [CEB] Response to the Global Financial Crisis [scroll down for Q & A]
New York - Secretary-General's address to the East-West Institute entitled "The United Nations and security in a nuclear-weapon-free world"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the UN Chief Executives Board for Coordination meeting on "The Global Financial Crisis"
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to the press on the Chief Executives Board's [CEB] Response to the Global Financial Crisis
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Concert for United Nations Day
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on discussion on the international economic situation

23 October 2008

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Observance of World Food Day
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on accepting the UNA-NY Humanitarians of the Year Award [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on India

22 October 2008

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening ceremony for the exhibition "Gateways to Conservation: Connecting People to Nature"

21 October 2008

Harvard University, Massachussetts - Secretary-General's speech at John F. Kennedy School of Government entitled "Securing the Common Good in a Time of Global Crises" [including a question and answer session at the end]
Strasbourg - Secretary-General's mesage to European Parliament Session on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue [delivered by Jorge Sampaio, High Representative of the Secretary-General for the Alliance of Civilizations]
Harvard University, Massachussetts - Secretary-General's speech at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on "Securing the Common Good in a Time of Global Crises"
Addis Ababa - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks to the Ninth Meeting of the Regional Consultation Mechanism of UN agencies and organizations working in Africa in support of the African Union and NEPAD [New Partnership for Africa's Development]
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bolivia

20 October 2008

Johannesburg - Secretary-General's remarks to the 7th Pan African Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [Delivered by Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, High Representative of the Secretary-General for the Least Developed Countries, Lan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the killings of aid workers in Somalia and Afghanistan

18 October 2008

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Today's Meeting Between UN Secretary General and the French President

17 October 2008

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the European Council response to Climate Change

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