Latest Statements

17 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Meeting of State Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the 25th anniversary of its entry into force [as delivered]

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

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Day to Combat Desertification [scroll down for French version]

16 June 2019

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Family Remittances [scroll down for French version]

13 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to the Security Council on Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States [as delivered]

12 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Meeting on Conflict Prevention and Mediation [as delivered]

11 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to the 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]

10 June 2019

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

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to Informal Meeting of the General Assembly on the Independent High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation [as delivered]

Secretary-General

08 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Oceans Day: “Gender and the Ocean”

07 June 2019

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation - Secretary-General's remarks to the Plenary Session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum [as delivered]

05 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Environment Day [scroll down for French version, as well as video texts]

04 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the election of Professor Tijjani Mohammad Bande as President of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee on "Improving the Financial Situation of the Organization" [as delivered]

03 June 2019

Vancouver, Canada - Secretary-General's video message to the 2019 Women Deliver Conference, 3-6 June

Brussels, Belgium - Secretary-General's message for European Union Conference on International Carbon Markets

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

01 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message to Beira International Donors Conference [scroll down for Portuguese version]

31 May 2019

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