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20 September 2021

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of Maldives
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, President of Mongolia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. José Manuel Albares Bueno, Foreign Minister of Spain [scroll down for Spanish version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s joint meeting with H.E. Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, H.E. Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and H.E. Mr. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Europe
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Željko Komšić, Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Joseph Biden, President of the United States
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the SDG Moment event [bilingual, as delivered]
Geneva - Secretary-General's video message to the Second Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the media following the Informal Leaders Roundtable on Climate Action [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Inauguration of the Turkish House [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following Informal Leaders' Level Climate Roundtable
New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with U.S. President Joseph R. Biden
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the launch of "Join the Chorus" Initiative

19 September 2021

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Ms. Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.H. Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the recent executions in Yemen

18 September 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Equal Pay Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse – Putting Victims’ Rights and Dignity at the Forefront
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Presentation of the Artwork "World in Progress II" [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for the Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

17 September 2021

Dushanbe - Secretary-General's video message to the 21st Summit of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate [as delivered]
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
New York - Secretary-General's message to the Virtual Student Observance of the International Day of Peace
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the International Day of Peace [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Annual Ministerial Meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

16 September 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the media on the launch of United in Science Climate Report
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Energy Action Day

15 September 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Democracy [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the United Nations Global Compact Board [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the Global Week to Act for the SDGs

14 September 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the 36th Annual Prayer Breakfast
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the Seventy-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly [bilingual, as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Seventy-Sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly [bilingual, as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the ACT foundation Breakfast Dialogue

13 September 2021

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks at Holy Family Church Prayer Service
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General in advance of the UN Food Systems Summit
Geneva - Secretary-General's transcript of the Secretary-General's press conference on the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 11 August 2025

  • GAZA: U.N. CHIEF CONDEMNS KILLING OF PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE…
  • SUDAN: MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE DIED FROM MALNUTRITION IN JUST ONE WEEK…
  • UKRAINE: HOSTILITIES IN FRONT-LINE REGIONS KILLED AND INJURED CIVILIANS…  
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