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16 August 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to press following the Security Council meeting on Afghanistan

15 August 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents - on Afghanistan 
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Haiti
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Turkey

13 August 2021

New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter on Afghanistan

12 August 2021

New York - Secretary-General’s video message on International Youth Day 2021 [scroll down for French version]

11 August 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Mali [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the forthcoming elections in Zambia

09 August 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [scroll down for French version]
New York - Remarks at Security Council high-level open debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security: A case for international cooperation’ [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the IPCC Working Group 1 Report on the Physical Science Basis of the Sixth Assessment
Nagasaki - Secretary-General's Message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 76th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

08 August 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents on tensions between Lebanon and Israel

06 August 2021

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's video message to Hiroshima Peace Memorial
New York - Mr. Hans Grundberg of Sweden - Special Envoy for Yemen

05 August 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Islamic Development Bank's Sustainable Development Goals Journey

04 August 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at International Conference in Support of the Lebanese People [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General  - on the appointment of the ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar 

03 August 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents on IMF Special Drawing Rights
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the anniversary of the 2014 ISIL attacks on Yazidis and other communities in Iraq

02 August 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Debrief to Member States on the recent Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 [as prepared for delivery]

31 July 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the reopening of the coastal road in Libya

30 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Day against Trafficking in Persons: “Victims’ Voices Lead the Way” [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the continued deterioration of the situation in Ethiopia  
Online - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to “Equity in the era of COVID-19 and the SDGs: Improving Accountability for the Health and Rights of Vulnerable Women, Children and Adolescents”
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on attack on United Nations compound in Afghanistan 

29 July 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Global Education Summit: Financing the Global Partnership for Education, 2021-2025

28 July 2021

Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's closing press conference at the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit - The Road to New York
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing Plenary of the Pre-Summit for the Food Systems Summit [as delivered]

27 July 2021

Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Ministerial Roundtable on Transforming Food Systems for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Rising to the Challenge [as delivered]

26 July 2021

Rome - Secretary-General's video message to the Food Systems Pre-Summit
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's opening press conference at the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit
New York - Note to Correspondents: United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly of an International Day for Countering Hate Speech
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Pre-Summit for the Food Systems Summit [as delivered]
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Official Ceremony of the Food Systems Pre-Summit [as delivered]

25 July 2021

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Environment, Climate and Energy

23 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Opening Ceremony of Summer Olympic Games
Rome - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks to the media after meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Luigi Di Maio 
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina 

22 July 2021

Moscow - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Stakeout of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria,  Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, in Moscow

21 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the Opening Session of the Eleventh CARICOM-UN General Meeting
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly Meeting on Nelson Mandela International Day [as prepared for delivery]
New York - UN Tax Committee - 25 members appointed
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Varosha, Cyprus

19 July 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents on the joint declaration by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Iraq

18 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on Nelson Mandela International Day [scroll down for French version]

17 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of International Criminal Justice

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New York, 07 August 2025

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