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23 May 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on airplane crash in Pakistan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Cyclone Amphan
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

22 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the International Day for Biological Diversity [scroll down for French version]
New York - UN Secretary-General's remarks to OIC Member States on "COVID-19 Solidarity: Promoting Co-Existence and Shared Responsibility"
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks during the background briefing on the High-Level Event on Financing for Development [as delivered]
New York - Ms. Sanda Ojiambo of Kenya - United Nations Global Compact Executive Director

21 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the 76th Session of the Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
New York - Secretary-General's Message for the Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 76th Session
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to NYC Webinar Series,“Global Vision/Urban Action: Collaborating for a Stronger Future” [as prepared for delivery]

20 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series on COVID-19 and Silencing the Guns in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for English and French]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Launch of the United Nations Policy Brief on the Impact of COVID-19 in Africa
New York - Deputy Secretary-General remarks on the occasion of the ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment Presentation of the Report of the Chair of the UNSDG on the Development Coordination Office Virtual meeting [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to African Dialogue Series 2020 [as prepared for delivery]

19 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment [as delivered]
Geneva - Note to Correspondents: Near Verbatim Transcript of Press Remarks by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

18 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the World Health Assembly [bilingual as delivered, scroll down for English and French version]

17 May 2020

New York - Joint Statement by the African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the United Nations on the elections in Burundi [scroll down for French]
New York - Secretary-General's video message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's commencement address at the Fletcher School [as prepared for delivery]

16 May 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the arrest of Felicien Kabuga

14 May 2020

New York - Note to correspondents on the virtual meeting of the Chief Executives Board

13 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
New York - Note to Correspondents on UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19

12 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Video Conference entitled, "The Role of Religious Leaders in Addressing the Multiple Challenges of COVID-19" [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at online launch of the Group of Friends of Solidarity for Global Health Security [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Peacebuilding Commission on Joint Mission to Papua New Guinea [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

11 May 2020

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the ECOSOC Informal Briefing on COVID-19 Response [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the President of ECOSOC, Ambassador Mona Juul, on Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for COVID-19 Response

10 May 2020

New York - UN Secretary-General's Spokesman - on Mali [Scroll down for French]

08 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message marking the time of remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the Second World War [scroll down for French version]

07 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on Global Appeal to Address and Counter Covid-19 Related Hate Speech [scroll down for French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Iraq

06 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Vesak [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch Policy Brief on Persons with Disabilities and COVID-19 [scroll down for French version]
New York - Note to Correspondents on debt vulnerability and COVID-19

04 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Dialogue on Press Freedom and Tackling Disinformation in the COVID-19 Context [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for English and French versions]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at On-Line Pledging Event for Coronavirus Global Response: Joining Forces to Accelerate the Development Production and Equitable Access to new COVID Vaccines, Diagnostics and Therapeutics [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's video message to Online Summit-level meeting of Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in Response to COVID-19

03 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message on World Press Freedom Day 2020 - “Journalism Without Fear or Favour”

01 May 2020

New York - Secretary-General's statement on the International Day of Labour
New York - Secretary-General's message to launch Policy Brief on Older Persons

30 April 2020

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on COVID-19
New York - Note to Correspondents - on Haiti

29 April 2020

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Syria

28 April 2020

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Petersberg Dialogue
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Petersberg Climate Dialogue [as delivered]

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