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17 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on flooding in India and Pakistan

15 August 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the plastic pollution treaty
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)
New York - Mr. Robert van der Zee of the Netherlands - Acting Representative for United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Investments

12 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Launch of the Third Cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate
New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day [scroll down for French version]

11 August 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia [scroll down for Spanish]

09 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [scroll down for French version]
Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Armenia and Azerbaijan

08 August 2025

Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's video message to the 11th General Conference of Mayors for Peace
New York - Ms. Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and Resident Coordinator in Libya
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

06 August 2025

Hiroshima, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

05 August 2025

Awaza, Turkmenistan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's remarks at the press conference at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
Awaza, Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's remarks to the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

03 August 2025

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Secretary-General's remarks at the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan [as delivered]

01 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly Plenary on the UN80 Initiative [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

31 July 2025

Helsinki, Finland - Secretary-General's video message to the High-level Conference commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act

30 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons [scroll down for French version]

29 July 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the IPC alert on Gaza
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing Plenary of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at UNFSS+4 School Meals Coalition Featured Event "Unlocking Sustainable Investments for Home-grown School Meals" [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's keynote remarks on Food Systems Transformation in Complex Settings [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the GAIN-led Food Systems Transformation Accelerator Side Event at the Second Food Systems Summit Stocktake - Accelerating Food Systems Transformation: Why and How [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake AGFUND Side Event: "Mobilizing Investment for SDG2: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of Dr. David Nabarro

28 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Segment of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution [bilingual, as delivered]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's video message to the Opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake - Investment Dialogue: "Accelerate Investment Through Innovative Finance" [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI) [as prepared for delivery]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the UNFSS+4 Stocktake Ministerial Roundtable: Public Finance, Trade and Responsible Investments to Accelerate the Transition - "Financing Food Systems Transformation - Now More than Ever" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the wrap-up session of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the two-State Solution [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Cambodia-Thailand

27 July 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 'Young People as Changemakers: How Art and Creativity are Driving Change and Sustainable Food Systems' Event "Rethinking the Food Systems" [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement on Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

26 July 2025

Shanghai, China - Secretary-General's video message at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-level Meeting on Global Artificial Intelligence Governance
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Cambodia-Thailand

25 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Amnesty International Global Assembly [as delivered]
New York - Note to Correspondents: Nigerian Poet Designated United Nations Global Advocate for Peace

24 July 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Joint Press Statement on Climate Change at the China–EU Summit

23 July 2025

Kingston, Jamaica - Secretary-General's Message on the 30th Anniversary of the International Seabed Authority
New York - Secretary-General's Message on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the occasion of Africa Day at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 [as prepared for delivery]

22 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks on Climate Action "A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age" [as delivered; scroll down for All-French]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Joint ECOSOC and UN-Habitat High-Level Dialogue on Adequate Housing for all [as prepared for delivery]

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 26 August 2025

  • U.N. CHIEF WELCOMES DECISION TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE…
  • GAZA: HOSPITALS WARN OF SEVERE SHORTAGES OF BLOOD UNITS…
  • 2.1 BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY LACK ACCESS TO SAFELY MANAGED DRINKING WATER…  
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