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26 November 2024

Cascais, Portugal - Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Lebanon and Israel
New York - Note to Correspondents: appointment of members of the Eighth Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding Fund
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (English and Arabic)
New York - Members of the Eighth Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding Fund
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's delivery of the Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

25 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [scroll down for French version]
Busan, Republic of Korea - Secretary-General's video message to the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution [scroll down for French version]
New Delhi, India - Secretary-General's video message to the International Cooperative Alliance Global Conference [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Meeting to mark the 25th Anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [as delivered]
Siem Reap, Cambodia - Secretary-General's message to the Fifth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction

23 November 2024

Hong Kong, SAR - Secretary-General's video message to the Annual Meeting of the International Finance Forum [scroll down for Chinese version]
New York - UN Secretary-General Statement on COP29
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the fifth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of nuclear weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

21 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's video message on Paternity and Child Support to Children Born Out of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse [scroll down for French version]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's press encounter at COP29
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the United Nations Foundation's Leadership Awards Dinner
New York - Note to Correspondents: Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Chair’s Mission to Liberia – Strengthening Peace and Stability

20 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Children's Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the 35th Anniversary of Africa Industrialization Day [scroll down for French version]
Budapest, Hungary - Secretary-General's message to the World Science Forum
Amman, Jordan - Secretary-General's message to the International Conference on the Role of the International Community and Civil Society Organizations in Promoting and Respecting the Rights of the Palestinian Child [scroll down for Arabic version]

19 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Toilet Day [scroll down for French version]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Secretary-General's remarks to the G20 Session on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Haiti [scroll down for French]

18 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Fifth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons & Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Secretary-General's remarks to G20 Session on Reform of Global Governance Institutions [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Ukraine

17 November 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [scroll down for French version]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Secretary-General's press encounter ahead of the G20 Summit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia

16 November 2024

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil

14 November 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks at COP29 High-Level Event on the stocktake of "Integrity Matters" [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents:  Joint Statement of the United Nations Military Staff Committee and the African Union Peace and Security Council Military Staff Committee
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level event on ending violence against children: from commitment to action [as prepared for delivery]

13 November 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks at COP29 High-Level event on delivering early warnings for all [as delivered]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to High Ambition Coalition COP29 meeting
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to COP29 High-Level meeting on resourcing energy transition with justice and equity [as delivered]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to Small Island Developing States Summit at COP29 [as delivered]
New York - Major General Ramón Guardado Sánchez of Mexico - Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

12 November 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 [as delivered]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Dialogue on Loss and Damage [as delivered]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's remarks to Africa's Green Momentum event at COP29 [as delivered]

08 November 2024

New York - Note to Correspondents: Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo concludes visit to the Republic of Korea
Vienna, Austria - Secretary-General's video message to the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Ceremony

07 November 2024

Nairobi, Kenya - Secretary-General's video message to the Launch of UNEP's Adaptation Gap Report [scroll down for French version]
Baku, Azerbaijan - Secretary-General's video message to the 19th Climate Change Conference of Youth

06 November 2024

Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's video message to the Annual General Meeting of the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the US Elections

05 November 2024

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

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