Latest Statements

03 March 2023

New York - Secretary-General's Message for World Wildlife Day [scroll down for French version]

01 March 2023

Rabat, Morocco - Secretary-General's video message to the Seventeenth Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
New York - Secretary-General’s Statement at the Intergovernmental Conf. on an Int'l Legally Binding Instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
[delivered by Miguel de Serpa Soares, United Nations Legal Counsel]

27 February 2023

Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll further down for all-French and all-English]
Geneva - Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen [as delivered, scroll down for Arabic version]

24 February 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Ukraine [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Orders of the International Court of Justice in the proceedings between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

22 February 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Opening of the 2023 Session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

21 February 2023

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the attack against MINUSMA peacekeepers in Bandiagara region [scroll down for French]
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

19 February 2023

New York - Statement  attributable to  the  Spokesperson for  the  Secretary-General - on the situation in Suriname
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General  

18 February 2023

Addis Ababa - Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening Ceremony at the 36th ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly [as delivered]

17 February 2023

Addis Ababa - Secretary-General's Remarks at African Union High-level Committee on Libya [as prepared for delivery]

16 February 2023

New York - Secretary-General's statement - on the launch of the humanitarian appeal for Türkiye

14 February 2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Secretary-General's message to the World Government Summit
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Debate on "Sea-level Rise: Implications for International Peace and Security"

13 February 2023

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Consultation on our Common Agenda/Summit of the Future [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English and all-French versions]
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on opening of crossing points

12 February 2023

New York - Message on the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism As and When Conducive to Terrorism [scroll down for French version]

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