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12 January 2022

Brussels/New York - Note to Correspondents: On Western Sahara   

10 January 2022

Sharm el Sheikh - Secretary-General's video message to the Opening Ceremony of the World Youth Forum, 10-13 January
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria
New York - Ms. Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria - reappointed as Deputy Secretary-General
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

07 January 2022

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ethiopia 
New York - Ms. Daniela Kroslak of Germany - Deputy Special Representative of Mali 

05 January 2022

New York - Note to correspondents - in response to questions on attack against UN patrol in Lebanon

03 January 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 the Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races

01 January 2022

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Kosovo government’s declaration on 31 December 2021 of “persona non grata” of an UNMIK staff member

29 December 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the final handover of assets of the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur

28 December 2021

New York - The Secretary-General's New Year's Video Message 2022 [scroll down for French version]

27 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness [scroll down for French version]

26 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

25 December 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the looting of a logistics base of the former United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur

24 December 2021

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

23 December 2021

Tripoli - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Libya
New York - Major General (retired) Michael Beary of Ireland - Head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement

21 December 2021

Nâqoûra - Secretary-General's remarks during Press Conference on visit to Lebanon [with Q&A]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)

20 December 2021

Beirut - Secretary-General's remarks at meeting of the UN Family with Prime Minister Mikati and the Lebanese Cabinet
Beirut - Secretary-General's remarks to media after meeting with House Speaker Nabih Berri // ملاحظات الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة بعد اجتماعه مع رئيس مجلس النواب نبيه بري
Beirut - Secretary-General's remarks to media after meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati

19 December 2021

Beirut - Secretary-General's remarks on arrival at Beirut Arrival (in English and Arabic)
Lebanon - Secretary-General's remarks after meeting with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun [scroll down for Arabic]

18 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Migrants Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video for Arabic Language Day [scroll down for Arabic]
New York/Assisi, Italy - UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Lamp of Peace ceremony

17 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the People of Lebanon [Bilingual, Arabic and English follow]
New York - Mr. Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica - Chef de Cabinet

16 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at end-of-year press stakeout [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's End-of-Year Press Encounter
New York - Note to Correspondents: Secretary-General's travel to Lebanon  

15 December 2021

Republic of Korea - Secretary-General's message to the Open Government Partnership 10th Global Summit Open Plenary
Republic of Korea - Secretary-General's message to the Open Government Partnership 10th Global Summit Open Plenary
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Joint ECOSOC-PBC Annual Meeting [as delivered]

14 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message for the Seventh Meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
New York - Ms. Joyce Msuya of the United Republic of Tanzania - Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

13 December 2021

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the Sixth Review Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons [scroll down for French version]
Sharm El-Sheikh - Secretary-General's video message for the 9th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 13-17 December 2021

12 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on Universal Health Coverage Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message Video on the 25th anniversary of the Children and Armed Conflict Mandate
New York - Official Activities During the Deputy Secretary-General's Visit to Nigeria

11 December 2021

Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's message to the International Conference: "Peace and Trust Policy - Basis of International Security, Stability and Development"

10 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's Message on Human Rights Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - The Secretary-General's message on Democracy
New York - Ms. Catherine M. Russell of the United States - Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund

09 December 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide [scroll down for French version]

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