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11 May 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General –  on the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh 

10 May 2022

Athens - Secretary-General's video message to Caritas Europa Regional Conference
Málaga - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism
Chişinau - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Ms. Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova
Chişinau - Secretary-General's remarks to the press at the Chişinau Refugee Center

09 May 2022

Virtual - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Virtual Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative for Accelerated Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
Chişinau - Secretary-General's remarks to the Media in Chişinau, Moldova
Abidjan - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Head of State Meeting - UNCCD COP15 [as delivered]
Abidjan - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the high-level segment of the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Combat Desertification [as prepared for delivery]

08 May 2022

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on Ukraine
New York - Note to Correspondents on the resignation of Grete Faremo 
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine

07 May 2022

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

06 May 2022

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ukraine

05 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Ukraine [as delivered}

04 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message to virtual event in observance of World Press Freedom Day: Journalism Under Digital Siege
Abuja - Secretary-General's remarks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony at UN House in Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja - Secretary-General's press encounter with the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari
Zaporizhzhia - Note to Correspondents - Statement attributable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the High-level Thematic Debate of the General Assembly “Putting sustainable and resilient tourism at the heart of an inclusive recovery”
New York - Mr. Robert Andrew Piper of Australia - Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Somalia

03 May 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day [scroll down for French version and video link]
New York/Maiduguri, Nigeria - Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ukraine
Ouallam - Secretary-General's remarks to press in Ouallam, Niger
Maiduguri - Secretary-General's Press Encounter with the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum
New York - Note to Correspondents - Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar regarding the ASEAN Humanitarian Consultations
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the launch of the Africa Dialogue Series

02 May 2022

Niamey - Full transcript of UN Secretary-General's remarks at press conference with the President of Niger (as delivered)
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Conference on Sustaining Peace Amidst the Climate Crisis
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the World Forestry Congress

01 May 2022

Dakar - Secretary-General's press stakeout with President Macky Sall [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents - on Ukraine

30 April 2022

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

29 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Foreign Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

28 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Launch of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022 [scroll down for French version]
Kyiv - Secretary-General's remarks to the press in three locations outside of Kyiv
Kyiv - Secretary-General's remarks at press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of the Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF) Facility - FFD Forum Side Event [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda [as delivered]

27 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the First Meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities
New York - Remarks at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on Financing for Peacebuilding
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the meeting of members of the OECD Council on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [as delivered]

26 April 2022

Moscow - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
Rzeszów  - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland 
Moscow - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey V. Lavrov
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Second UN Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities: Meeting the Rising Seas with Floating Infrastructure [as prepared for delivery]

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