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15 February 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Bassírou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal [scroll down for French version]

14 February 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Úmaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's Remarks at High-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan

13 February 2025

Vatican Gardens, Vatican City - Secretary-General's message to the High-Level Dialogue on Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Common Home 
New York - Secretary-General's message at the 2025 Session of the Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

12 February 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic [scroll down for French]

11 February 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma
New York/Paris - Statement by the Secretary-General on the Death of a WFP Staff Member in Detention in Yemen (scroll down for Arabic)
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science [scroll down for French version]
Paris, France - Secretary-General on the situation in Gaza
Paris, France - Secretary-General's remarks at AI Action Summit [scroll down for all-English version]

10 February 2025

New York - Note to Correspondents: on the pause of UN operations in Sa’ada governorate of Yemen [scroll down for Arabic version]

09 February 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the formation of a new Government in Lebanon

07 February 2025

Brussels/Belgium - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to 2025 European Union Ambassadors Conference: "How the EU Can Better Leverage Its Unique Partnership with the UN System at the Country Level” [as prepared for delivery]

06 February 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]

05 February 2025

New York - Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær of Norway - Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the opening of the 2025 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [as delivered]

04 February 2025

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Human Fraternity [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of His Highness the Aga Khan IV
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the death of former President Horst Köhler

30 January 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Ambassadorial-Level meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission [as delivered]

29 January 2025

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the Lunar New Year

28 January 2025

New York - Lieutenant General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes of Brazil - Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the African Heads of State Energy Summit [as delivered]

27 January 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the United Nations Memorial Ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust [as delivered]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Sudan
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit: "Introduction to the Panel on “Policies and reforms for transforming African energy” [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on pause on US foreign Assistance

26 January 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Clean Energy [scroll down for French version]
Muscat, Oman - Secretary-General's message to the General Assembly of the International Science Council

25 January 2025

Park East Synagogue, New York - Secretary-General's message to the International Holocaust Remembrance Service

24 January 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan
New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Education [scroll down for French version]
New York - Statement by the Secretary-General – on detention of United Nations personnel in Yemen [scroll down for Arabic version]
New York - Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana - Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya

23 January 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French version]

22 January 2025

Davos, Switzerland - 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]

21 January 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia [Scroll down for Spanish]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council - on maintenance of international peace and security: countering terrorism in Africa [as delivered]

20 January 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [as delivered]

18 January 2025

Beirut, Lebanon - Secretary-General's remarks to the press following his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister-Designate Nawaf Salam [scroll down for Arabic]
Beirut, Lebanon - Secretary-General’s remarks to the press following his meeting with Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri [scroll down for Arabic]

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 21 February 2025

  • U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY LAUNCHES $40.4 MILLION APPEAL TO ASSIST PEOPLE DISPLACE BY D.R. CONGO VIOLENCE…
  • D.R. CONGO: CLASHES IN SOUTH KIVU HINDERING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS…
  • SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SPEAK AT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA…
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