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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to Global Forum on Migration and Development [delivered by Peter Sutherland, Special Representative for Migration and Development]

    ... had wanted to attend in person, and have previously made it a priority to participate in this Global Forum, because I attach such great ... past six years. You are here because this is a new, decisive moment in addressing this issue. In just one year, the General Assembly ...

  2. Note to Correspondents - Briefing to the Security Council on Syria by Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura [as delivered]

    ... news of the government of Syria declared an offensive of now a de facto besieged eastern Aleppo.  And it came on the footsteps of two ... verify them but these are the figures we are seeing at the moment: 213 fatalities in Aleppo province, 139 fatalities in eastern Aleppo, 74 ...

  3. Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly on the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa

    ... on such short notice to address the Ebola outbreak at a time of busy preparations for the new session. We are all aware of the ... the countries and people who have turned to us for help in a moment of critical need. Thank you. ...

  4. Secretary-General's opening remarks to High-Level Pledging Event for Yemen [as delivered]

    ... The COVID-19 pandemic is one more deadly threat in a country facing such severe health challenges. For most people, life in ... its enormous consequences immediately. This is not the moment to step back from Yemen. We must equal and surpass the levels of ...

  5. Secretary-General's Press Briefing on Policy Brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms

    ... to act, declaring AI an existential threat to humanity on a par with the risk of nuclear war.     We must take those warnings ... Integrity on Digital Platforms.     We don’t have a moment to lose.      And I thank you for your attention and for your ...

  6. Secretary-General's address to the General Assembly

    ... month ago, in Baghdad, the United Nations itself suffered a brutal and deliberate assault, in which the international community lost some ... we have come to a fork in the road. This may be a moment no less decisive than 1945 itself, when the United Nations was founded. ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council Briefing on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Strengthening Partnerships for Successful Nationally-owned Transitions [as delivered]

    ... of transition, when our missions are reconfigured or leave a country.     A mission transition is usually the result of progress towards peace. It is a moment of hope, potential and promise; an opportunity to re-engage and ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to launch the Special Edition of the Sustainable Development Goals Progress Report [as delivered]

    ... we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been. The COVID-19 pandemic and the triple crisis ... deep reforms. I repeat my call for a new Bretton Woods moment. Developing countries must have a far greater voice in global ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at the Seton Hall University commencement [as delivered]

    ...   As you reflect on how far you’ve come, let’s take a moment to recognize all those who stood by your side and helped get you here ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks to Member States on Priorities for 2021 [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]

    ... Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 2020 was a global annus horribilis – a year of death, disaster and despair. The ... is within our power to fix. COP26 in November will be a moment of truth for climate action. COP15 on biodiversity is a chance to ...