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03 September 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Roundtable entitled “Rebirthing the Global Economy to Deliver Sustainable Development" - Insights from Young Women Economists on Jobs and Climate Action [as prepared for delivery]

02 September 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Centenary Summit: How private and public sector cooperation can help drive transformational change post-COVID [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Aqaba Process Virtual Meeting on COVID-19 Response [as delivered]

01 September 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Virtual High-Level Meeting on Generation Unlimited: “Connecting Half the World to Opportunities" [as delivered]

31 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Town Hall with Young Women from Civil Society Organizations [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Sudan

30 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen on the importance of making fuel available in Yemen [scroll down for Arabic]

29 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests [scroll down for French version]

28 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks to 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture "The Rise of Renewables: Shining a Light on a Sustainable Future"

27 August 2020

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

26 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at launch of Report by the Task Force on the Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals [as delivered]

25 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch the Policy Brief on Tourism and COVID-19 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call with H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus and Leader of the Greek Cypriot Community
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar

24 August 2020

Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

23 August 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents: Press Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - on the attack on the President of the Jewish Community in Graz, Austria

22 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief [scroll down for French version]

21 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-level event to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, “Not Forgotten: Stories of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism” [as delivered]
New York - ​Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya

19 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Humanitarian Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s World Conference of Speakers of Parliament [as prepared for delivery]

18 August 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali [scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Côte d'Ivoire [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

14 August 2020

New York - Statement of the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Bolivia
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Safer oil tanker off the coast of Yemen
New York - UN Secretary-General's Spokesman - on Belarus

13 August 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General – on the announcement of an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates

12 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council Open Video-Teleconference on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace [as delivered]

11 August 2020

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

10 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon [as delivered]

09 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [scroll down for French version]
Nagasaki - Secretary-General's message to Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
New York - Deputy Secretary-General Opening Remarks for International conference on assistance and support to Beirut and the Lebanese people [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General Closing remarks at the International Conference on Support to Beirut and the Lebanese People [as prepared for delivery]

07 August 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents in response to questions about the upcoming presidential election in Belarus on 9 August 2020

06 August 2020

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's Video Message to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
Hiroshima - Secretary-General's video message to event hosted by Hiroshima Prefecture: "UN75 IN Hiroshima"
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the occasion of the Briefing to Member States on the SDG Moment [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Ms. Hannan Sulieman of Sudan - Deputy Executive Director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Management)

04 August 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on Education and COVID-19 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the explosions in Beirut, Lebanon

03 August 2020

New York - Note to Correspondents on questions concerning the death of Mario Paciolla
New York - Statement by the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General on terrorist attacks in the Lake Chad Basin

30 July 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Asia [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons [scroll down for French version]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the World Bank Board Meeting - Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals [as prepared for delivery]

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