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14 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on Champions and Young Champions of the Earth 2020
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement - on Yemen
New York - Secretary-General's message on the 65th Anniversary of Albania's Membership in the United Nations
New York - Note to Correspondents: Communiqué of the Fourth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference held virtually on 9 December 2020
New York - Note to Correspondents - in response to questions on Niger
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini of Eswatini

13 December 2020

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

12 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Universal Health Coverage Day [scroll down for French version]
Republic of Korea - Secretary-General's video message to President Moon's event on "2050 Net Zero Vision"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Climate Ambition Summit [bilingual, as delivered, scroll down for all-English version]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following Climate Ambition Summit
New York - Transcript of the Secretary-General's press conference following Climate Ambition Summit

11 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Mountain Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Nobel Peace Prize Forum
New York - Secretary-General's message to Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention - the 30 year anniversary of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Pacific Islands Forum High Level Roundtable on Urgent Climate Change Action
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to congratulate Winners of UNFCCC's "2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon 

10 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on Human Rights Day [scroll down for French version]
Bali - Secretary-General's video message to the Bali Democracy Forum
New York - Secretary-General's video message to the closing session of World Press Freedom Conference 2020 - “Journalism without Fear or Favour”
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Meeting on the "African Union Silencing the Guns Initiative - The Role of Illicit Financial Flows in Fueling Instability in Africa" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Peacebuilding Commission Virtual Meeting on Sierra Leone [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the 16 Days of Healing Campaign in Samoa
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message of solidarity and a call to action in the Framework of the 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on Occasion of the Ninth Annual High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Theme: Silencing the Guns through Building Resilient Democracies

09 December 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Anti-Corruption Day [scroll down for French version]
Bhutan - Secretary General's video message to the Thimphu Ambition Summit - Momentum for a 1.5°C world 
New York - Secretary-General's video message on Emissions Gap Report
New York - Secretary-General's message marking the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Former International Civil Servants
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message for the When #YouthLead on Women, Peace and Security Campaign
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Event on Youth, Peace and Security marking the 5th anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 2250 [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General’s joint press encounter with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, following the Fourth UN-AU Annual Conference

08 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video remarks at Caring for Climate High-Level Meeting
New York - Secretary-General's message to UNESCO High-level Futures Literacy Summit
New York - Secretary-General's message for United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-level Pledging Conference for the Central Emergency Response Fund [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the virtual event entitled "WOMENpreneurs: from Startups to Stars" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at event to launch the regional programme of the Spotlight Initiative for Central Asia and Afghanistan
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at "Let's Talk About Violence Against Women" virtual conversation [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Virtual Global Resident Coordinators Meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Eisenhower Award - an initiative of the Business Council for International Understanding

07 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Civil Aviation Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message to NYLESA event on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of the "Group of Friends" for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ethiopia

05 December 2020

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

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