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17 June 2022

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on the passing of Yury Fedotov
New York - Mr. Markus Potzel of Germany - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Lebanon

16 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Family Remittances [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain

15 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Women, Peace and Security [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Burkina Faso [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Monthly Informal Briefing to Member States in New York on the Transforming Education Summit [as prepared for delivery]

14 June 2022

Vienna - Secretary-General's video message to the Sixth Austrian World Summit
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone conversation with H.E. Mr. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia 
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the 15th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [English-French bilingual, as delivered, follows. Scroll down for all-English]

13 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message for the 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on Michelle Bachelet

12 June 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran

11 June 2022

New York - Note to Correspondents – on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 June 2022

Tangiers, Morocco - Secretary-General's video message to the Tangier Dialogue: Towards a New, Shared Enlightenment
New York - Mr. Navid Hanif of Pakistan - Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) 
New York - Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill of India - Envoy on Technology 

09 June 2022

Los Angeles, California - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica
Los Angeles, California - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Enrique Reina, Foreign Minister of Honduras
Los Angeles, California - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina
Los Angeles, California - Secretary-General's Remarks at the Summit of the Americas [as delivered, scroll down for all English version]
New York - Ms. Rabab Fatima of Bangladesh - High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

08 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Oceans Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Eighth Meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact [as delivered]
New York - Press conference by the Secretary-General and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD – on the launch of the second brief by the Global Crisis Response Group 

07 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the Election of the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly [as delivered]

06 June 2022

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

05 June 2022

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

03 June 2022

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the 100th day of the war in Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Mali [scroll down for French]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP [as delivered]

02 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's statement on extension of nationwide truce in Yemen
Stockholm - Secretary-General's remarks to Stockholm+50 international meeting [as delivered]

01 June 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Mali [scroll down for French]
Stockholm - Secretary-General's remarks at Press Stakeout with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson

31 May 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Rashed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen

30 May 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of former President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Evaristo Carvalho 

29 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the International Day of UN Peacekeepers [scroll down for French version]

28 May 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia 

27 May 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Burkina Faso [Scroll down for French]

26 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening Segment of the High-level Policy Dialogue of the Africa Dialogue Series 2022 [bilingual as delivered, scroll down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage, Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award and Dag Hammerskjöld Medal Ceremony [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

25 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message on Africa Day [scroll down for French version]
Bali - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony for the Seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction [as delivered]

24 May 2022

New York - Note to Correspondents - Zimbabwean Peacekeeper Wins 2021 Military Gender Advocate of Year Award [scroll down for French]

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New York, 03 July 2025

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