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23 March 2021

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

22 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Water Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the International Day of Nowruz [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the rise of violence against Asians
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Syria

21 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Forests [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [scroll down for French version]

20 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day of Nowruz

19 March 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the swearing-in of H.E. Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar

18 March 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the President of the General Assembly's High-level meeting on the “Implementation of the Water-related Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the demise of H. E. Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania

17 March 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Niger [please scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
New York/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the Opening of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe(UNECE) Region
New York/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on Seizing the Urban Opportunity, Coalition for Urban Transitions
New York - Mr. Jean Arnault of France - Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues

16 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message at “Target Gender Equality Live” event organized by the UN Global Compact
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Town Hall with Civil Society during the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for Sustainable Development [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message to the ‘Women Rise for All’ event hosted by the UN Global Compact
New York/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for the R-SDG Forum segment on the “Presentation of the 2020 System-wide results report of the UN+ development system in Latin America and the Caribbean”
New York - Note to Correspondents: Press Release by the Peacebuilding Commission Liberia Configuration

15 March 2021

New York - UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll further down for all-English]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
New York/Online - Deputy Secretary-General's Video Message for CSW65 Ministerial Roundtable on “Getting to parity: good practices towards achieving women’s full and effective participation and decision making in public life”
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Remarks by Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar
New York - Mr. El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania - Special Representative for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

14 March 2021

New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar

13 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the 2nd anniversary of the Tropical Cyclone Idai [scroll down for Portuguese version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Bolivia

12 March 2021

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for Young African Women Fellows - a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union Commission (AUC)

11 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's Briefing to the Security Council on Conflict and Food Security [bilingual, as delivered; please scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to launch the "Only Together" Campaign
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the COVID-19 Pandemic, One Year On
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the launching ceremony of ICESCO Year of Women 2021

10 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami [scroll down for Japanese version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Public Discussion with European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter on the 10th anniversary of the Syrian conflict
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Libya

08 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to Event marking International Women's Day 2021 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Women's Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at virtual dialogue with the Group of Friends of Gender Parity [as prepared for delivery]

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