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14 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Tribute to the Former President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Former President of Algeria [bilingual, as delivered]
New York - UN Secretary-General's video remarks to World Bank/IMF Event on Making Climate Action Count
New York - Note to Correspondents - Venezuela: Establishment of UN Panel of Electoral Experts [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Mr. Daniel Endres of Switzerland - Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for East Africa

13 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Third Eurasian Women's Forum: "Women: Global Mission in New Reality"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly [as delivered]
Malmö - Secretary-General's video message to the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism

12 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
New York - Secretary-General video message for “Bridge for Cities 2021”
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Ministerial Open Debate: "Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace: Diversity, Statebuilding and the Search for Peace" [bilingual, as delivered]
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the TED Countdown [as delivered]
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to 49th Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security: “The UN Food Systems Summit and its implications for CFS”

11 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the Girl Child [scroll down for French version]
Kunming / Online - Secretary-General's video message to Leaders Summit of the UN Biodiversity Conference
Rome / Online - Secretary-General’s video message to the 49th Session of the Committee on World Food Security
Vienna - Secretary-General's video message to the EU Fundamental Rights Forum
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to International Monetary Fund Event, "COVID-19 and Fragile States: Promoting Resilient Recovery for the Most Vulnerable Communities" [as delivered]
Belgrade - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Commemorative Meeting to Mark the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement, 11-12 October
New York - Secretary-General’s press remarks on Afghanistan [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Iraq’s parliamentary elections
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Libya

10 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Mental Health Day 2021 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Inaugural Story House Dinner

09 October 2021

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

08 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General’s Statement on 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan 

07 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to EU Sustainable Investment Summit
New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at Virtual Joint Press Conference to launch the World Health Organization’s Global Vaccination Strategy, with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General 
New York - Note to Correspondents – on the Constitutional Committee Small Body for Syria
Lagos - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at Roundtable on Access to Finance for a Resilient post-COVID19 Recovery

06 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Ethiopia
New York - Secretary-General's Right of Reply at the Security Council meeting on Ethiopia  
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the press - on Ethiopia
New York - Mr. Staffan de Mistura of Italy - Personal Envoy for Western Sahara

05 October 2021

Paris/Online - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Mental Health Summit: "Mind Our Rights, Now!”
Paris - Secretary-General's video message to 2021 meeting of the OECD Council at the Ministerial Level (MCM)

04 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Habitat Day 2021 [scroll down for French version]
Milan - Secretary-General's video message to the T20 Summit
Bridgetown - Secretary-General's remarks at the UNCTAD 15 Opening Ceremony [bilingual as delivered, scroll down for all-English]
Bridgetown - Secretary-General’s remarks at UNCTAD15 Joint Press Conference with Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Brindisi - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to Directors and Chiefs of Mission Support Conference – Peace Keeping Operations, Special Political Missions and Small offices, 4-8 October
Nigeria - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

03 October 2021

Bern - Secretary-General's video message at the opening of the United Nations World Data Forum
New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter after first day's activities in Barbados
New York - Note to Correspondents - Secretary-General Witnesses Climate Impacted Sites in Barbados, stresses need for adaptation and finance
Bern - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to HLP on Data for Accountability to the People - UN World Data Forum 2021, 3 – 6 October 2021

02 October 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali [scroll down for French]

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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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