Latest Statements

03 December 2020

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

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the 30th Anniversary of the Alliance of Small Island States

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the Launch of Report of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Special Session in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic [as delivered]

02 December 2020

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

New York - Secretary-General's address at Columbia University: "The State of the Planet" [scroll down for language versions]

New York - Secretary-General's video remarks at the International Conference in Support of the Lebanese People

01 December 2020

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly Solemn Meeting in Commemoration of All Victims of the Second World War [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's video message to International Anti-Corruption Conference - "Designing 2030: Truth, Trust and Transparency”

New York - Secretary-General's video message to launch the 2021 Global Humanitarian Overview

New York - Secretary-General's video message for the launch of the Report “From Promise to Action: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2020 Virtual Meeting [as delivered]

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

30 November 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at Thirteenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]

29 November 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People [scroll down for French and Arabic versions]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the attack in Nigeria

25 November 2020

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women [as delivered]