Astana, 9 June 2017 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the opportunity to address this summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Let me start by expressing my appreciation for the hospitality and friendship…
I am very happy to be here for this visit to Kazakhstan and to be participating, of course, in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, and in the opening of the EXPO 2017 that I hope will be a landmark in our commitment…
The Secretary-General has left New York on Wednesday, seventh of June, for a visit to Central Asia that will take him to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. In Astana, Kazakhstan, the Secretary…
NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend…
NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS AGENDA ITEM: “MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICT” I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- ADDRESS TO THE SUMMIT OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES Jordan, 29 March 2017 AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, As salaam alaikum. I thank His Majesty King…
NEW YORK President of the General Assembly, Ambassadors, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy Nowruz to everyone! I am grateful to the Ambassadors from a dozen countries celebrating Nowruz for bringing us together today…
NEW YORK Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering women and girls…
UNHQ, 14 February 2017 -- We’ve been asked about recent remarks attributed to President Michel Aoun of Lebanon concerning Hizbullah’s weapons. I’d like to recall that Security Council resolutions 1559, 1680 and 1701 clearly…
