Deputy Secretary-General's Statements

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”

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of CSW69 Corporate Side Event “For ALL Women and Girls: The Beijing+30 Action Agenda”

11 March 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women: from Beijing+30 to the Second World Social Summit for Social Development: Accelerating Women's Empowerment through Social Protection

07 March 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of International Women's Day 2025

05 March 2025

New Delhi - Deputy Secretary-General's video Message on the occasion of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2025

26 February 2025

Cape Town, South Africa - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the G20 Tax Side Event - Domestic Resource Mobilisation: Bridging the Tax Gap [as prepared for delivery]

Cape Town, South Africa - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Meeting Session II: Int'l Financial Architecture [as prepared for delivery]

Cape Town, South Africa - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the opening of the Finance in Common Summit 2025 [as prepared for delivery]

25 February 2025

Hanoi - Deputy Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of the ASEAN Future Forum

Bangkok, Thailand - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the 12th session of the Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development 2025

18 February 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Member States' Briefing on the Second Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) [as delivered]

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]

28 January 2025

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

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]

21 January 2025

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council - on maintenance of international peace and security: countering terrorism in Africa [as delivered]

05 December 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Global Compact for Safe and Orderly Migration [as delivered]

03 December 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the 2nd session of the Preparatory Committee for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) [as prepared for delivery]

02 December 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the Opening of the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16)

26 November 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's delivery of the Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People