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17 May 2025

Baghdad, Iraq - Secretary-General's press encounter at the League of Arab States [scroll down for Arabic]

16 May 2025

Kathmandu, Nepal - Secretary-General's video message to the "Sagarmatha Sambaad" - Everest Dialogue
Rome, Italy - Secretary-General's video message to the launch of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises

15 May 2025

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

14 May 2025

Berlin, Germany - Secretary-General's press encounter following the Ministerial Meeting on the Future of Peacekeeping
Berlin, Germany - Secretary-General's press encounter following meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

13 May 2025

Berlin, Germany - Secretary-General's remarks to the Ministerial Meeting on the Future of Peacekeeping [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Europe Day event which marks the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration - the foundation of the European Union - and the 80th anniversary of the United Nations
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the passing of Mr. José “Pepe” Mujica, former President of Uruguay [scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Member States' briefing on Beyond GDP [as delivered]

12 May 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Vesak [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the informal consultations on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the UN80 Initiative [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Gaza

10 May 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on India and Pakistan

08 May 2025

New York - Secretary-General's statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV

07 May 2025

Helsingør, Denmark - Secretary-General's remarks at the Welcome Dinner hosted by Their Majesties The King and Queen of Denmark [as delivered]
New York - Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain - United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Sudan

05 May 2025

Lisbon, Portugal - Secretary-General's video message to the 25th edition of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Conferences (JEEC/25) at Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa, 5-9 May 2025 [scroll down for English version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Portuguese Language Day
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on India and Pakistan

03 May 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day [scroll down for French version]

02 May 2025

New York - Ms. María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia - Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus

30 April 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan
New York - Mr. Jens Wandel of Denmark - Adviser on the UN80 Initiative

29 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly event in Commemoration of His Holiness Pope Francis [trilingual, as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French versions]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Santiago Peña Palacios, President of the Republic of Paraguay [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone calls with H.E. Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and H.E. Mr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India

28 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French versions]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Asaad Al-Shaibani, interim Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic

23 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of Spanish Language Day
New York - Secretary-General's Press Encounter on Climate

22 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General's Message for International Mother Earth Day [scroll down for French]
New York - Mr. Ian Martin of the United Kingdom - Head of the Strategic Assessment of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

21 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General’s statement - on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to press - on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis

19 April 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in Yemen [scroll down for Arabic]

18 April 2025

New York - Note to Correspondents: Rosemary DiCarlo concludes visit to Lebanon

16 April 2025

Hanoi, Viet Nam - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the 4th Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) Summit [as delivered]

14 April 2025

New York - Secretary-General’s statement on the second anniversary of the Sudanese conflict
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fourth Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent [as delivered]

13 April 2025

Osaka, Japan - Secretary-General's video message for the UN Pavillion Welcome Message at Expo2025
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Sudan

11 April 2025

Dili, Timor-Leste - Secretary-General's video message for the Opening of the G7+ Ministerial Meeting

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 19 September 2025

  • U.N. REPORT OUTLINES PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION’S STRUCTURE…
  • ⁠EVENT TO COMMEMORATE U.N.@80: A LIVING LEGACY…
  • GAZA: ONGOING STRIKES, GROUND OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO EXACT HEAVY TOLL ON EXHAUSTED CIVILIANS - U.N. RELIEF WING...
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