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14 June 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for the Global Fund’s 20th Anniversary Campaign

13 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Albinism Awareness Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message for the 100-Day Countdown to International Day of Peace 2021: "Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World"

12 June 2021

Carbis Bay - Statement by the Secretary-General on the death of William Swing, former Director General of the International Organization for Migration

11 June 2021

London - Secretary-General's virtual Press Conference at the G7 Summit [revised]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Event "UNODC Strategic Vision for Africa: Investing in a transformative approach to promote peace, security, and development" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at high-level event on the elimination of child labour [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Ms. Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica - Secretary-General of UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

09 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Meeting of Group of Friends of Human Security [as prepared for delivery]

08 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Oceans Day [scroll down for French version]
Lisbon - Secretary-General's video message to Euronext ESG European Conference: "Financing the Blue and Green Economy", 8-9 June
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Fund’s 20th Anniversary: 20 Years of Impact
London - Secretary-General's closing remarks to Insurance Development Forum
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on the Security Council recommendation to the General Assembly of a second term
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the appeals judgment in the Ratko Mladić case

07 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the election of the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's briefing to Member States on the Resident Coordinator System Review Report [as delivered]
New York - Statement by the Peacebuilding Commission - on Burkina Faso

05 June 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Burkina Faso [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Environment Day [scroll down for French version]

03 June 2021

Vienna - Secretary-General's video message on the launch of the GlobE Network (anti-corruption)
New York - Secretary-General's message to the Fifteenth Plenary Session (virtual) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, 3-4 June
New York - Secretary-General's video message to Ceremony marking the Awarding of the Mo Ibrahim Prize to H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, Former President of Niger

02 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Bicycle Day [scroll down for French version]
Santiago - Secretary-General's video remarks to Clean Energy Ministerial meeting

01 June 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]
Lisbon - Secretary-General's video message for the Digital Assembly High-Level Ministerial Conference, 1-2 June 2021
New York - Mr. Bernardo Mariano Junior of Mozambique - Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Information and Communications Technology 

30 May 2021

Seoul - Secretary-General's video message to the Partnering for Green Growth Summit

29 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day of UN Peacekeepers [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Digestive Health Day [scroll down for French]

27 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to Nevsky International Ecological Congress
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to IKEA Foundation/Purpose/DGC Event: Convening Business Leaders for Vaccine Equity [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony and the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Somalia

26 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Vesak [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

25 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on Africa Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Roundtable on Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks at Global Roundtable on Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - General Birame Diop of Senegal - Military Adviser in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) 

24 May 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the World Health Assembly
New York - Kenyan Peacekeeper wins United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2020 Award
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the diversion of a passenger aircraft over Belarus 
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Samoa

22 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Biological Diversity [scroll down for French version]

21 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development [scroll down for French version]

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New York, 05 June 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE TO ATTEND THIRD U.N. OCEAN CONFERENCE…
  • SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO 168 U.N. STAFF WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN 2024…
  • U.N. RELIEF WING WARNS THAT GAZA SUPPLIES CONTINUE TO DWINDLE…
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