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01 April 2022

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]
Aqaba - Secretary-General's message to the Aqaba Process Meeting on East Africa
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Guatemala
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

23 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Meteorological Day
New York - Secretary-General's statement on Afghanistan
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to the Steering Committee of the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s video message on World Meteorological Day [scroll down for languages]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council briefing on the Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the passing of Dr. Madeleine Albright 
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Global Launch of the Open University’s Centre for the Study of Global Development
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Somalia

22 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Water Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General’s video message to Group of Friends CSW Event “Role & Responsibility of Men and Boys in Eliminating Gender-Based Violence”
Islamabad - Secretary-General's video message to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Economic and Social Council on the follow-up to the "Our Common Agenda" Report [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to press on the war in Ukraine

21 March 2022

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Forests [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day of Nowruz [scroll down for French translation]

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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