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24 October 2020

New York - UN Secretary-General's Spokesman - on the occasion of the 50th ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

23 October 2020

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on Libya
New York - Note to Correspondents: Opening remarks by Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya at press conference on ceasefire agreement between Libyan Parties

22 October 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Guinea [scroll down for French version]
Brazil - Secretary-General's video message: “Supreme Courts, Governance and Democracy: Contributions of Civil Society to the Improvement of the Governance of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil"
New York - Secretary-General's video message for extraordinary session of the Global Education Meeting
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the United Nations Day Concert [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video remarks to the Extraordinary Session of the Global Education Meeting
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Côte d’Ivoire

21 October 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Roundtable Event – Investing in COVID-19 vaccines and primary health care delivery systems [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Public Launch Event for the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Transcript of Press Conference by Stepanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission for Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria

20 October 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Statistics Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for Humanitarian Ministerial Roundtable on Central Sahel
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council Meeting on the "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Comprehensive Review of the Situation in the Persian Gulf Region" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the event “Driving Systemic Change through Governments to Better Reach those Living in Extreme Poverty”
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Jobs Reset Summit - an initiative of the World Economic Forum
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Nineteenth Consultative Meeting on 16 October 2020

19 October 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the general elections in Bolivia [scroll down for Spanish]

18 October 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

17 October 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the presidential elections in Guinea (scroll down for French)
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Frankfurt - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 Event - "Signals of hope: speak up! For climate"

16 October 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Mali [Scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's message on World Food Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents - on Bolivia’s general elections on 18 October
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the exchange of detainees in Yemen

15 October 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Rural Women - "Building Rural Women's Resilience in the Wake of COVID-19” [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's statement on corruption in the context of COVID-19 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to the Y20 Summit, 15-17 October 2020
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Women Leaders in Global Health Conference [as delivered]

14 October 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Green Climate Fund Private Investment for Climate Conference [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's key messages at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Board Meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at "Vice Chancellor's Open Lecture at the University of Cape Town: Decade of Action for the SDGs: So What?"[as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance discussion with Member States [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement  on the Launch of the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Talks     
New York - Note to Correspondents – in response to questions on the Kyrgyz Republic
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Lebanon-Israel maritime boundary discussions 

13 October 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Tribute to the Memory of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait [as delivered]
Riyadh - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at 2020 G20 Interfaith Forum
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the 16th Biennial Global Roundtable on Sustainable Finance
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to promote the Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy

12 October 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch World Food Week [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video remarks to Fourth Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
New York - Secretary-General video message to the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee: Introduction of the Proposed Programme Budget for 2021 [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message for Climate Action Network: ‘World We Want' Public Mobilization Campaign

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 11 July 2025

  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: LEADERS OF TWO ARMED GROUPS COMMIT TO LAYING DOWN THEIR ARMS AND TO REJOIN 2019 PEACE AGREEMENT… 
  • FUEL CRISIS REMAINS ACUTE IN GAZA, DESPITE LIMITED DELIVERIES…  
  • SYRIA HUMANITARIAN FUND RELEASES MONEY TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING WILDFIRES…
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