Deputy Secretary-General's Statements

02 July 2025

Vienna, Austria - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 68th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Spaces [as delivered]

01 July 2025

Sevilla, Spain - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level session of the International Business Forum “The Future of Development Finance and the Role of the Private Sector” [as prepared for delivery]

Sevilla, Spain - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Joint SDG Fund FfD4 Side session “Catalyzing Change: Unlocking Impactful Financing at Scale through the United Nations Joint SDG Fund” [as prepared for delivery]

Sevilla, Spain - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level special event “Forging a Common Agenda to Achieve Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries” [as prepared for delivery]

30 June 2025

Sevilla, Spain - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Multi-stakeholder FFD4 Roundtables [as prepared for delivery]

29 June 2025

Sevilla, Spain - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing of the Civil Society Forum [as prepared for delivery]

28 June 2025

Paris, France - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Graduation Ceremony of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po

10 June 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]

03 June 2025

Geneva, Switzerland - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction [as delivered]

01 June 2025

Marrakech, Morocco - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend [as delivered]

30 May 2025

Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Leaders' Roundtable Session II: Making 2025 the 'Tipping Point to Preserve Glaciers' with 1.5C - Consistent NDCs at COP30 [as delivered]

Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Session of the International Conference for Glaciers' Preservation [as delivered]

22 May 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at closing of ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]

21 May 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the presentation of the report on the Development Coordination Office at the ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]

20 May 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]

13 May 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Member States' briefing on Beyond GDP [as delivered]

29 April 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the closing of the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development [as prepared for delivery]

16 April 2025

Hanoi, Viet Nam - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the 4th Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) Summit [as delivered]

02 April 2025

Berlin, Germany - Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Opening of the Global Disability Summit

12 March 2025

Bridgetown, Barbados - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the SEforALL Global Forum 2025 “Sustainable Energy for Equity, Security and Prosperity”