Deputy Secretary-General's Statements

05 July 2024

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the First International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation [as prepared for delivery]

27 June 2024

Geneva, Switzerland - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the 60th Anniversary of the International Trade Centre, WTO Headquarters [as prepared for delivery]

19 June 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly Annual Review of HIV/AIDS [as prepared for delivery]

18 June 2024

Paris, France - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the meeting of the UNESCO Executive Board [as prepared for delivery]

17 June 2024

Paris, France - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Transforming Education Summit Stocktake Event: Accelerating Progress Towards SDG4 [as prepared for delivery]

11 June 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]

07 June 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks to ECOWAS @ 49: High-Level Event on “Regionalism, Democracy and Development in West Africa: Building Blocks to Strengthening Multilateralism” [as delivered]

30 May 2024

Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing Plenary of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) [as prepared for delivery]

21 May 2024

Bridgetown, Barbados - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Global Supply Chain Forum [as prepared for delivery]

16 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing of the 2024 ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development [as delivered]

15 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on the 2024 High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance [as prepared for delivery]

14 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC segment on Operational Activities for Development [as prepared for delivery]

07 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the ECOSOC Special Meeting “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” [as delivered]

06 May 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the SDG 16 High-Level Conference 2024 [as delivered]

30 April 2024

Santiago, Chile - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Seminar, "Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development: Enhancing Global Efforts to Achieve the 2030 Agenda" [as prepared for delivey]

29 April 2024

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development [as delivered]

23 April 2024

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Tenth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

22 April 2024

Abuja, Nigeria - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 2024 High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism in Africa”

19 April 2024

Washington, D.C., United States of America - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Brookings Institution Event “Toward Reimagined Global Financial Architecture: Progress and Challenges" [as prepared for delivery]

18 April 2024

Washington, D.C., United States - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at "Scaling Up Private Capital Mobilization Through Blended Finance" event [An in-person side event to the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund 2024 Spring Meetings] [As prepared for delivery]