Latest Statements

25 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to UNRWA Pledging Conference [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism [as prepared for delivery]

23 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Widows Day

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

Lisbon, Portugal - Secretary-General's closing remarks at the World Conference for Ministers Responsible for Youth and the Youth Forum “Lisboa+21” [bilingual, as delivered, scroll down for English]

21 June 2019

Minsk, Belarus - Secretary-General's video message for second European Games

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the International Labour Conference [as delivered]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on presidential elections in Mauritania [scroll down for French]

20 June 2019

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

New York - Secretary-General's message to Interfaith Summit coordinated by the New York Board of Rabbis in cooperation with the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities and the United Arab Emirates

Bratislava, Slovakia - Secretary-General's video message for Smarthead Sustainability Summit

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Mexico

New York - Secretary-General's message to the United Nations Population Award

[as prepared for delivery and delivered by the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed]

19 June 2019

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

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's video message for the Global Water 2020 Stakeholder Commitments Gathering

18 June 2019

Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Secretary-General's video message to the Sustainable Energy for All "Charettes", 18-20 June 2019

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech [as delivered]

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]