Latest Statements

09 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Occasion of Europe Day 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Erskine - first UNIFIL Force Commander from 1978 to 1981

08 May 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the African Union High Representative for Somalia

New York - Statement attributable to Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

06 May 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the US announcement regarding Covid-19 vaccines

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020 [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at 2021 Petersberg Climate Dialogue [as delivered]

04 May 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Burkina Faso [scroll down for French]

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

03 May 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message on World Press Freedom Day 2021 - “Journalism as a Public Good: 30 Years of the Windhoek Declaration” [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Tribute to the Memory of H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno, late President of the Republic of Chad [as delivered in French; scroll down for English]

01 May 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Somalia

New York - Statement attributable to Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

30 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Jazz Day [scroll down for French version]

28 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message: "COVID-19: How do we prevent the pandemic from becoming a media extinction event?”

26 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the 35th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster [scroll down for French version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Somalia

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to event on pandemic preparedness and response financing architecture

New York - Secretary-General's message to the Opening of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Seventh-Seventh Session

25 April 2021

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

24 April 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message marking the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace [scroll down for French version]