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03 November 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message at the Launch of the Council for Urban Initiatives: “Advancing a Carbon-Neutral, Resilient Recovery for Cities and Nations”
Cambridge University, United Kingdom - Secretary-General's remarks at Cambridge University Honorary Degree Ceremony [as delivered]
Glasgow, UK - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to COP26 side event, "Ambition from the Frontlines: Recognizing Champions with the Climate Promise”
Hanover - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the 75th Anniversary of the State of Lower Saxony, Germany

02 November 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Climate Vulnerable Forum Leaders Dialogue [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for event marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists [scroll down for French version]
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Ethiopia

01 November 2021

Glasgow - Secretary-General's remarks to the World Leaders Summit - COP 26 [as delivered] [scroll down for French version]
Glasgow - Secretary-General’s statement on five million Covid-19 fatalities
Lisbon - Secretary-General's video message to the Web Summit, 1-4 November 2021
Glasgow - Secretary-General’s remarks at the COP26 Leaders’ Event: “Action and Solidarity - The Critical Decade”
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Official Launching of the Generation Unlimited Sahel

31 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Cities Day 2021 [scroll down for French version]

30 October 2021

Glasgow - Secretary-General's video message to the 16th Conference of Youth (COY) of UNFCCC COP26

29 October 2021

Rome - Secretary-General's remarks to the media at the G20
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for Leadership Forum "Black girl, your dreams are valid"

28 October 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Virtual Security Council High-Level Debate on Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional Organisations: African Union (AU) [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Major General Patrick Gauchat of Switzerland - Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

27 October 2021

Teheran - Secretary-General's video message to Meeting on Afghanistan organized by Iran

26 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Ministerial Conference on Addressing Hate Speech Through Education [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Delivering Climate Action - for People, Planet & Prosperity
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the Emissions Gap 2021 Report Press Conference

25 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to event marking the 25th Anniversary of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Our Common Agenda [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan [scroll down for Arabic version]
New York - Note to Correspondents: UN Peacebuilding Commission press statement on briefing by the UN Secretary-General on "Our Common Agenda"
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to “China and UN: Building Peace through Development”
Riyadh - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit 2021: Session Titled: “International Prospective” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan
New York - Ms. Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore - Special Envoy on Myanmar

24 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on United Nations Day [scroll down for French version]
Berlin - Secretary-General's video message for the World Health Summit, 24-26 October
New York - Remarks on the 50th anniversary of General Assembly resolution 2758

22 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission: “Our Common Agenda and the New Agenda for Peace” [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - on Ethiopia

21 October 2021

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to High-Level Segment of Meetings of Parties to Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making, Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and its Protocol on Pollutant Release/Transfer Registers
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

20 October 2021

Rome - Secretary-General's video message to the Finance in Common Summit
Tokyo - Deputy Secretary-General's virtual lecture at Sophia University on "Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and realizing youth aspirations in a disrupted world" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Amazon Leadership Initiative's Annual Leadership Forum: 'Black Girl, Your Dreams Are Valid'

19 October 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and UN Economic Commission for Africa Leadership Roundtable: Better reflecting risk management and insurance in the Sustainable Development Goals

18 October 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Statement for the opening of the World Investment Forum
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini

17 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [scroll down for French version]

16 October 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Food Day [scroll down for French version]

15 October 2021

Riga - Secretary-General's video message to The Riga Conference
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on World Food Day 2021
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the 13th Atlanta Business and Human Rights Conference
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

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New York, 04 August 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF IN TURKMENISTAN TO ATTEND 3RD U.N. CONFERENCE ON LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES…
  • AID THAT ENTERS GAZA REMAINS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE STARVING POPULATION; U.N.  CONVOYS CONTINUE TO FACE IMPEDIMENTS ON THEIR WAY TO DELIVERING AID…
  • CLASHES OVER THE WEEKEND IN AS-SWEIDA GOVERNORATE HINDER U.N. ACCESS AND AID DELIVERY… 
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