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  1. Secretary-General's Special Address at the World Economic Forum [followed by Q&A session with Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum]

    ... on “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age” — and it is a noble vision. But let’s face it.  When many people look around the ... successes that it has had, to think that this is the moment to do the annexation of the West Bank, and to keep Gaza in a kind of a ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to the World Leaders Summit - COP 26 [as delivered] [scroll down for French version]

    ... fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink. We face a stark choice:  Either we stop it — or it stops us.  It’s time to ... Failure is a death sentence. Excellencies, We face a moment of truth. We are fast approaching tipping points that will trigger ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks at the New School: "Women and Power" [scroll down for French version]

    ... 2020 Dear students, dear friends, It is a great pleasure to be here today. Thank you for honouring me with this degree ... surpassé les hommes dans presque tous les domaines.  Le moment est venu d’arrêter de vouloir changer les femmes et de commencer à ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks at the Paris Summit on a New Global Financing Pact [Bilingual and scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... Il est clair que l’architecture financière internationale a failli dans sa mission de fournir un filet de sécurité global aux pays ... serious reforms. I have called for a new Bretton Woods moment -- a moment for governments to come together, re-examine and ...

  5. Secretary-General's closing remarks at the United Nations Water Conference [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... and Tajikistan for co-hosting this conference — a milestone at the midway point of the Water Action Decade. I also thank ... et messieurs, Excellences,     Maintenant, c’est le moment d’agir.     Merci.  ******* Mr. President, ...

  6. Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime [scroll down for French version]

    ... the most heinous of crimes, encompassing all it touches in a tsunami of hate and destruction.  It is an assault on our most fundamental ... avoir accès à la justice et à des recours efficaces. Au moment de l’attribution des responsabilités, on fait une place aux ...

  7. Secretary-General's Address to the General Assembly [Trilingual, as delivered, follows; scroll further down for all-English and all-French

    ... are spreading farther. But as we come together in a world teeming with turmoil, an image of promise and hope comes to my mind.  ... clivages géopolitiques – le G20, par exemple. À un moment donné, les relations internationales semblaient se diriger vers un ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [Bilingual, as delivered, follows; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... Action to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality – for everyone, everywhere. Without it, the 2030 promise is in ... and ambition so that together we rise to meet the moment. We need a political declaration that renews and revitalizes the SDG ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll further down for all-French and all-English]

    ... people. Some governments chip away at it. Others use a wrecking ball. And today’s public disregard and private disdain for human rights are a wake-up call. This is a moment to stand on the right side of history. A moment to stand up for the ...

  10. UN Secretary-General's remarks to the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment [bilingual, as delivered, follows. Scroll down for all-English]

    ... ladies and gentlemen, My thanks to the Government of Italy for hosting this important event. This is a gathering about food systems. But it is essentially about people in need ...