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06 April 2022

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement from the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2022
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to International Day of Sport for Development and Peace “The Role of Sport in Combating Climate Change”
New York - Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada - Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the establishment of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

05 April 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine [as delivered]
Fiji - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Pacific Regional Debt Conference

04 April 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the launch of the third IPCC report [scroll down for languages]

03 April 2022

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

02 April 2022

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

01 April 2022

Tallinn - Secretary-General's video message to High-Level Conference: "Small States in the United Nations Security Council: Addressing Old and New Security Challenges”
New York - Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan [scroll down for French and Arabic]
New York - Secretary-General's Statement on a Nationwide Truce in Yemen
Islamabad - Secretary-General's message to the Islamabad Security Dialogue, 1-2 April 2022
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on a Nationwide Truce in Yemen
Phnom Penh - Note to Correspondents: Readout of Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Ms. Noeleen Heyzer's meetings with ASEAN Chair and ASEAN Special Envoy [31 March to 1 April 2022]
Amman - Note to Correspondents: Press statement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on a two-month truce

31 March 2022

Tunxi - Secretary-General's video message to Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighbouring Countries hosted by China
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the the High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Pledging Event on Afghanistan [as delivered]
New York - Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities 

30 March 2022

Dubai - Secretary-General's video message to the World Government Summit
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Peacebuilding Commission on the Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace [as delivered]
Lusaka - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the launch of the Zambia Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on UNICEF report on Learning Loss

29 March 2022

Berlin - Secretary-General's video message to the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [Bilingual, as delivered, follows [Scroll down for all-English and all-French follow]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on El Salvador [scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on recent terrorist attacks in Israel

28 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter – on the war in Ukraine
Dnipro - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani
Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Asia Pacific Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2022 [as prepared for delivery]
Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Session on System-Wide Results of the UN Development System at the Regional Level in Asia Pacific in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda [as prepared for delivery]
Berlin - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Global Solutions Summit 2022
Abuja - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the African Union Continental Workshop
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the preparatory meeting for the International Meeting “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity”
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the informal consultations towards a political declaration to address the humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas

26 March 2022

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the London School of Economics 2022 Africa Summit
New York - Statement by the spokesperson of the Secretary-General - attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia and Yemen

25 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to “Rhythms of Resistance”, a virtual event to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

24 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members [scroll down for French version]

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