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  1. Secretary-General's press encounter in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    ... session. But this visit goes beyond the participation in a Summit. It’s a visit in which I would like to pay a few tributes and to ... has proven unable to support these countries in this moment of distress. To make things worse, with the war in Ukraine and with ...

  2. Secretary-General's Remarks at the Ohel-Jakob synagogue

    ... moved by visiting the Munich synagogue. Munich was a city where Nazism developed in a very dramatic way, in its early stages. I ... these forms of persecution, but of course, the horrible moment of the Portuguese history in relation to the Jewish community was the ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to the World Economic Forum [as delivered]

    ... released last week, the world is emerging from the depths of a paralyzing economic crisis. But recovery remains fragile and uneven amid ... all countries without being biased.  At this critical moment, we are setting in stone a lopsided recovery. More than eight out of ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security. When I launched ... — and the Pact that will emerge — will be an important moment for the world to gather around concrete reforms to the global ...

  5. Secretary-General's press encounter at COP29

    ... to instruct their ministers and negotiators to secure a compromise, to secure the success of the COP, and to secure a new ambitious ... a number? Answer: I do believe that we are coming to a moment of truth. And when we come to a moment as truth, I think it's important ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly debate on Debt Sustainability and Socio-Economic Equality for All [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... Week.   Today’s topic cuts to the heart of a sustainable future: debt.   For developing countries, a world of debt ... period, multilateral mechanisms have failed to meet the moment.     The Debt Service Suspension Initiative was too limited in ...

  7. Secretary-General's press conference at Ocean Conference [scroll down for French]

    ... 2025 Good morning,   We are in Nice on a mission – save the ocean, to save our future.   That was my ... remaining nations to join swiftly.   We do not have a moment to lose.   Finally, on seabed mining, we have a collective ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award & Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremonies [bilingual, as delivered; All-English below]

    ... Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Moments ago, I laid a wreath to honour Peacekeepers. Four thousand four hundred of our precious ... I would like to ask all present in this room to observe a moment of silence. [PAUSE for silence] Thank you. We all ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Preparatory Meeting of the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Pre-Cop29) [as delivered]

    ... Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to join you today at PreCop, and I thank the Government of ... However, as the UN Secretary-General has said, we are at a moment of truth in our fight against the climate crisis. We are minutes to ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at the UNDP Climate Promise 2025 Launch [as delivered]

    ... April 2024 Excellencies, Friends. It’s a pleasure to join you for the launch of The Climate Promise 2025.  This ... UN system coming together: helping governments [rise] to the moment, seize the opportunity, and create new national climate plans aligned ...