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27 April 2022

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]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for Opening Remarks for the SDG Investment Fair

25 April 2022

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum [as delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General]
Ankara - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey
New York - Readout of the Deputy Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank and Current Chair of the Multilateral Development Bank
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Opening Ceremony of UNCTAD eCommerce Week, 25 to 29 April 2022
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on intercommunal clashes in Darfur 

24 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace [scroll down for French version]

23 April 2022

Kumamoto - Secretary-General's video message to the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit
New York - Mensaje de Vidéo Para el Dia del Español
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's telephone call with H.E. Mr. Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of Israel
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's telephone call with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
New York - Note to Correspondents - UN Secretary-General's travel to Turkey
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the greater East African region
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of H. E. Mr. Mwai Kibaki, former President of the Republic of Kenya 

22 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Mother Earth Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents - Secretary-General's travel to the Russian Federation
New York - Note to Correspondents - Peacebuilding Commission Press Statement on Peacebuilding Priorities in the Lake Chad Basin
New York - Note to Correspondents - UN Secretary-General's travel to Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Afghanistan 

21 April 2022

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the SDG16 Conference 2022, “People-centred governance in a post-pandemic world” 21-22 April 2022, Rome, Italy
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Vulnerable 20 (V20) Ministerial Dialogue
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message at the ECOSOC Special Meeting on Sustainable Urbanisation and the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Remarks at the High-Level Americas University Presidents Meeting

20 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the 2022 ECOSOC Youth Forum: "Youth2030 - Achieving the SDGs with and for Youth"
New York - Note to correspondents on Ukraine
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for the Global Education Forum
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Remarks at the Peacebuilding Commission Meeting on the Peacebuilding Challenges in the Lake Chad Basin
Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Development Finance Innovation in a Capital-Constrained World Dialogue [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Jerusalem

19 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's Press Encounter on Easter Appeal for Ukraine [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents in response to questions on Afghanistan

18 April 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s telephone call with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey  
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

16 April 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the approval of the new Resilience and Sustainability Trust 

15 April 2022

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

14 April 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on South Africa

13 April 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone conversation with H.E. Mr. Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.R.H. Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New York - Secretary-General's press conference at launch of Report entitled: "Global Impact of War in Ukraine on Food, Energy and Finance Systems"
New York - Note to Correspondents: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg remarks to press upon departing Sana'a [please scroll down for Arabic]

12 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the handover of the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Press Briefing on the Launch of the 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks for the third Informal Briefing to Member States on the Transforming Education Summit in New York [as delivered]

11 April 2022

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 'Farmajo', President of the Federal Republic of Somalia  

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 11 July 2025

  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: LEADERS OF TWO ARMED GROUPS COMMIT TO LAYING DOWN THEIR ARMS AND TO REJOIN 2019 PEACE AGREEMENT… 
  • FUEL CRISIS REMAINS ACUTE IN GAZA, DESPITE LIMITED DELIVERIES…  
  • SYRIA HUMANITARIAN FUND RELEASES MONEY TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING WILDFIRES…
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