Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 15 December 2014 I am very glad to be back in Lebanon. I have been here several times. I consider myself a friend of Lebanon and of the Lebanese people. I know I am visiting you at a very crucial…
Thank you for your warm welcome. It is a pleasure to once again address the OSCE Permanent Council. I appeared before this body in April 2010. It is good to be back. This feels like a homecoming. When I served as Korean…
URGENCH, Uzbekistan Your Excellency, Mr. Islam A. Karimov. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Distinguished participants, I am pleased to send greetings to this important Forum. I thank Uzbekistan for hosting. I vividly…
The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable…
Today is the International Day of Peace. Each year, on this day, the United Nations calls for a global ceasefire. We ask combatants to put down their arms so all can breathe the air of peace. Armed conflict causes untold…
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Delivered by Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs I am honored to address the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). I appreciate the hospitality and…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the publication by the World Bank on 17 June of draft assessments on the proposed Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan, which provide important guidance for critical consultations…
[As delivered] Good morning, ni hao! Dobro utro, salam alaikum. I am honored to address this summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Let me begin by recognizing the leadership of…
The Secretary-General welcomes the signing by the nuclear-weapon States of the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia. The Protocol commits the nuclear-weapon States to respect the application of…
This year we celebrate the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. We at the United Nations know that sport is a universal language, uniting groups and nations across divides. Sport empowers youth…
