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21 July 2021

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

16 July 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on behalf of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians and the preservation of humanitarian space
Tashkent - Secretary-General’s video message to the High-level International Conference on Central & South Asia: Regional Connectivity
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the flooding across Western Europe

15 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's Video Message Calling for the Observance of the Olympic Truce for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Youth Skills Day: “Reimagining youth skills post pandemic”
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the 2021 High-Level Political Forum [as prepared for delivery]

14 July 2021

Osun/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Osun State University Theme “Social cohesion, equity and sustainability: Time for unity in action”.

13 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Africa Regional Food Systems Summit Dialogue [as delivered]
Rome/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to 2021 Women 20 Summit
Online - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the 2021 Global Education Meeting Ministerial Segment
Online - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Girl Up Leadership Summit
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the announcement of the resignation of UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore

12 July 2021

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the Food Systems Summit
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development - First Session of the 2021 Presentations of the Voluntary National Reviews [as prepared for delivery]

11 July 2021

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

09 July 2021

Venice - Secretary-General's remarks to Third G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

08 July 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video remarks at launch of the First Hydromet Gap Report
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the First Climate Vulnerable Finance Summit
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the High-Level Event on the Impact of Violence on Children's Mental Health
New York - Secretary-General's statement to launch the Global Report on Gender Equality in Public Administration

07 July 2021

New York - Message of the Secretary-General on the Four Millionth Death from the COVID-19 Pandemic [scroll down for French version]
Berlin - Secretary-General's video message to the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Launch of the Annual Reports of the Central Emergency Response Fund and the Country-Based Pooled Funds For 2020
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Haiti
New York - Mr. Benjamin Swanson of the United Kingdom - Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Internal Oversight Services 

06 July 2021

Lisbon - Secretary-General's video message to the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX), 6-10 July
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini

05 July 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Japan

03 July 2021

Lisbon - Notes to correspondents: Secretary-General's remarks on Tigray

02 July 2021

Madrid - Secretary-General’s remarks during joint press encounter with Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez

01 July 2021

Vienna - Secretary-General's video message to the Austria World Summit
Ohrid and Prespa/Oteshevo - Secretary-General's message to the First Prespa Forum Dialogue
Valencia - Secretary-General’s remarks to the media after his visit to the UN Information and Communications Technology Facility in Valencia

30 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General’s Remarks at the Opening Session of the Generation Equality Forum [As delivered]

28 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Second High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to Meeting of Member States on Accountability for Misconduct by Peacekeepers
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the situation in Ethiopia
New York - President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia - Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child

26 June 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking [scroll down for French version]

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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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