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24 August 2022

New York - Remarks to the press by the Secretary-General prior to the Security Council meeting on Ukraine
Virtual - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for the Launch of the Nigeria Energy Transition Plan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar

22 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Promoting Common Security Through Dialogue and Cooperation [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General appoints members of Fact-finding Mission regarding Incident at Olenivka on 29 July 2022
New York - Members of Fact-finding Mission regarding Incident at Olenivka, Ukraine, on 29 July 2022 

21 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism [scroll down for French version]

20 August 2022

Istanbul - Secretary-General's press encounter with the Turkish Minister of Defense at the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Grain Initiative [including Q and A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Somalia

19 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Humanitarian Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson - on the opening of the Inclusive and Sovereign National Dialogue in Chad [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Wreath-Laying at Baghdad Bombing Memorial
Odesa - Secretary-General's remarks to the Press in Odesa, Ukraine [including Q&A]

18 August 2022

Lviv - Secretary-General's remarks to the press at National University of Lviv
Lviv - Secretary-General's remarks to the Press at Lviv, Ukraine Press Conference [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Afghanistan

17 August 2022

Nay Pyi Taw - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer

16 August 2022

New York - Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel 

15 August 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Sergey Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
New York - Note to Correspondents - on Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia)
New York - Note to Correspondents: Travel of the Special Envoy for Myanmar
New York - Mr. Simon Stiell of Grenada - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the passing of Nafis Sadik

14 August 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Fire at the Coptic Abu Sifin Church, Egypt

12 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali [scroll down for French]
New York - Mr. Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan - United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative 

11 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's statement on Zaporizhzhia Power Plant

10 August 2022

Ulaanbaatar - Statement by the Secretary-General - on floods in the Republic of Korea
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the General Elections in Kenya
New York - Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Ríos of Argentina - Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)

09 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [scroll down for French version]
Ulaanbaatar - UN Secretary-General remarks at One Billion Tree campaign planting event
New York - Secretary-General's message to the Ceremony Marking the 77th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Ulaanbaatar - UN Secretary-General's joint press encounter with Mongolia's Foreign Minister, Battsetseg Batmunkh

08 August 2022

Doha - Secretary-General's video message to the Signing Ceremony of the Doha Peace Agreement between the Chadian Transitional Authorities and Politico-Military Groups [delivered in French; English translation follows]
New York - Secretary-General's message marking the 55th Anniversary of the Founding of ASEAN  
Tokyo - Secretary-General's remarks to the press at Japan National Press Club
St. John's - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Wadadli Action Platform

07 August 2022

Tokyo - Readout of the Secretary-General’s call with H.E. Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

06 August 2022

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's remarks at Honourary Hiroshima Citizenship Ceremony
Hiroshima - Secretary-General's remarks at the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima - Secretary-General's press encounter in Hiroshima, Japan [scroll down for Q&A]

05 August 2022

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint UN-AU Statement following recent meeting on Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali [scroll down for French]

04 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Consultation on "Our Common Agenda" [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]
Istanbul - Note to Correspondents: Operational Update on the Black Sea Grain Initiative/Joint Coordination Centre
Addis Ababa - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to African Regional Forum on Climate Initiatives to Finance Climate Action and the Sustainable Development Goals

03 August 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Dedication of the Abused Ammunition Sculpture [as delivered]

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 25 July 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF: SCALE AND SCOPE OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA IS BEYOND ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT TIMES…
  • GAZA: CONDITIONS ON GROUND ARE ALREADY CATASTROPHIC AND WORSENING FAST…
  • D.R. CONGO: U.N., HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE SCALING UP HEALTH INTERVENTIONS…  
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