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09 April 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the Initiative for Revival and Sustainable Development 2021: Youth Empowerment Initiative Webinar
New York - Statement by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on steps announced by the International Monetary and Finance Committee and the World Bank Group Development Committee

08 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message to the International Romani Union
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Open Debate on Mine Action [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the Presentation of the Book: “Aisha Buhari: Being Different" and Summit on the Emerging Trend on the Role of the First Lady in National Development
New York - Lieutenant General Marcos De Sá Affonso Da Costa of Brazil - Force Commander for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) 

07 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Health Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for ECOSOC Youth Forum

06 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Leaders' Dialogue on the Africa COVID-Climate Emergency: Delivering the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Consultation of Ministers of Education on the E9 Digital Learning Initiative: Scaling up digital learning to accelerate progress towards SDG4 [as delivered]

04 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [scroll down for French version]

03 April 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Revocation of the Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court

02 April 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the attack against the UN camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region, in Mali [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Autism Awareness Day [scroll down for French version]

01 April 2021

New York - Ms. Joanna Wronecka of Poland - Special Coordinator for Lebanon

31 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video remarks on Receiving the International Four Freedoms Award
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the role of the Sultanate of Oman in Yemen 
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at Climate and Development Ministerial Meeting [as prepared for delivery]

30 March 2021

Brussels - The Secretary-General's video message to Brussels V Conference: “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly - on the situation in Syria [as delivered]
Oslo - Note to Correspondents: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen’s remarks to the Brussels V Conference “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”

29 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's closing remarks to the High-level Event on Debt and Liquidity
Mexico - Secretary-General's remarks at Generation Equality Forum, Mexico [Spanish, as delivered; scroll down for English version]
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to High-Level Event on Debt and Liquidity [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for the 3rd Anniversary of Action for Peacekeeping
New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s hybrid Joint Press Conference on High-Level Event on Debt and Liquidity - with the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
New York - Note to Correspondents: USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix’s Statement on the occasion of the Third Anniversary of Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) [as delivered]

28 March 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement by UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - on Myanmar

27 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Earth Hour 2021 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar

26 March 2021

New York -  Note to Correspondents: Statement attributable to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener [scroll down for link to Burmese version]
New York - Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh of Chad - Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

25 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to event on Strengthening the EU role on Global Health
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Cultural Event to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - 'Still We Rise'

24 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the virtual event "Investing in Climate Action"
New York - Major General Ingrid Gjerde of Norway - Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

23 March 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Niger [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Meteorological Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to the 2021 Ministerial on Climate Action, convened by China-EU-Canada
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at virtual meeting with the African Group [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Middle East Quartet Envoys
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to a negotiated political settlement to the Yemen conflict 

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