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Remarks to the Security Council on South Sudan
I thank His Excellency Mr. Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, for his presence here today for this important meeting on South Sudan. Before we turn to today’s agenda, I would like to…
Remarks to the Security Council Thematic Debate entitled Peacekeeping Operations Review
[Bilingual version, as delivered] United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. Around the world, the Blue Helmets are the concrete expression of the Charter’s determination “to save…
Remarks at Security Council meeting on 'Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Human Rights and the Prevention of Armed Conflict'
[Bilingual version, as delivered; scroll further down for all-English version] I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all aware that large-scale human rights violations cause…
Opening remarks at joint press encounter with Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Ladies and gentlemen of the media. Thank you very much for your presence. I have no doubt that this first conference between the African Union Commission and the United Nations Secretariat represents a landmark in our…
Remarks to MINUSMA Force Generation Conference
[Bilingual, as prepared for delivery] Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are here today to focus attention on Mali and how we can together best ensure effective support. I would like to express my particular appreciation…
Secretary-General's remarks at the Wreath-laying Ceremony honouring fallen Peacekeepers
Watch the video on webtv.un.org: It is my great honour to lay a wreath here today to honour the brave women and men who have lost their lives while serving under the UN Flag. As Jean-Pierre Lacroix has said, last year, 117…
Secretary-General's remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony [as delivered]
Watch the video on webtv.un.org: We are here today to honour the 117 men and woman from 43 countries who lost their lives last year serving under the United Nations flag. The medal we confer at today’s ceremony is named after…
Secretary-General's message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Watch English on webtv.un.org: For nearly 70 years, UN peacekeeping has proven to be one of the international community’s most effective investments in peace, security and prosperity. Demand for UN peacekeepers has risen…
Secretary-General's video message to the Chiefs of Defence Conference
Watch the video on webtv.un.org: I am honoured to welcome you to New York. Thank you for your commitment to UN peacekeeping. Our partnership has never been more important. Across the globe, armed conflict scars countless…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 25 July in Bangassou. This incident brings to…