Press Statements/Readouts
September
August
- Agreement on the Outcome Document to adopt the Post-2015 Agenda (3 August)
- On the occasion of his official visit to China, General Assembly President Sam Kutesa meets with Vice President Li Yuanchao, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi (1 August)
July
- President Kutesa Condemns the Terrorist Attack in Somalia (29 July)
- President Kutesa applauds the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, as historic Third International Conference on Financing for Development Conference concludes (16 July)
- “Spare no effort to ensure a successful outcome,” the President of the General Assembly urges participants at the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa – President Kutesa meets with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia (13 July)
- High-Level Event on Climate Change (8 July)
June
- President Kutesa Condemns the Terrorist Attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait (26 June)
- President Kutesa hosts “The Transformative Power of Music” concert (24 June)
- President Kutesa announces winners of the UN Nelson R. Mandela Prize: Helena Ndume (Namibia) and Jorge Sampaio (Portugal) (22 June)
- Robert Redford and an indigenous teenage activist to address UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Climate Change (15 June)
- President Kutesa commissions “The Transformative Power of Art” exhibition (12 June)
- President Sam Kutesa meets with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as he concludes his official visit to Algeria (8 June)
- President Kutesa concludes his visit to the European Development Days in Brussels with a keynote address and substantive exchange with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (5 June)
- President of the General Assembly addresses the European Parliament in Brussels (3 June)
May
- Noon briefing: General Assembly Youth events – Guest: Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General”s Envoy on Youth (29 May)
- General Assembly of the United Nations held a meeting on the urgent humanitarian situation in Nepal – President Kutesa held bilateral meetings (15 May)
- General Assembly President convenes a High-Level Thematic Debate on the World Drug Problem Holds several bilateral meetings at the end of a busy week in New York (8 May)
- Strengthening cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations is crucial for peace and security, human rights and development – General Assembly President Kutesa, President Museveni of Uganda and UN Secretary-General Ban Join International Dignitaries at High-Level Thematic Debate (6 May)
April
- Noon briefing: Strengthening Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations and bilateral meetings (30 April)
- President Kutesa meets with the President of the Economic and Social Council Holds meeting with the Coordinators of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) Group Meets with the Commissioner of New York Mayor”s Office for International Affairs (29 April)
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia the Foreign Minister of Algeria the Vice Minister for Multilateral and Economic Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs of India and the new Permanent Representatives of the Philippines and Sri Lanka to the UN (28 April)
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, and the Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico Meets with the President of the Non-Proliferation Conference Receives the new Permanent Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, and Malaysia (27 April)
- Earthquake in Nepal (25 April)
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the Egyptian Foreign Minister the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia and the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities of Uganda (24 April)
- “Mobilizing Resources for the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, Op-Ed by Sam K. Kutesa (22 April)
- President Kutesa opens High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq and the Minister of National Reconciliation of Mali (22 April)
- At the Spring Meetings in Washington, President Kutesa holds further bilateral meetings with several Ministers of Finance and Development Cooperation meets with the President of the World Bank and attends the Meeting of the Development Committee (18 April)
- At the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with several Ministers of Finance and Development Cooperation highlights the importance of ensuring a successful outcome from the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa (17 April)
- On the fringe of the UN Crime Congress in Doha President Sam Kutesa addresses a High-Level Event on the rule of law, human rights and the post-2015 development agenda and a Special Event on Wildlife and Forest Crime GA President holds a bilateral meeting with the Head of the US delegation to the Crime Congress (13 April)
- President Sam Kutesa addresses the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Doha GA President meets with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar (12 April)
- President Sam Kutesa strongly condemns the terrorist attack and expresses the solidarity of the United Nations General Assembly with the Government and people of Kenya after the heinous attack in Garissa (2 April)
March
- High-Level Interactive Dialogue on “Water for Life”: General Assembly discusses importance of availability and management of water and sanitation in efforts to achieve sustainable development (30 March)
- Historic day at the United Nations: President Kutesa unveils in New York the Permanent Memorial in honour of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade (26 March)
- Unveiling at the UN of the Permanent Memorial to Honor the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)
- Death of the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (23 March)
- President Kutesa concludes his official visit to Egypt Condemns in the strongest terms terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Tunisia (19 March)
- PGA Visits Egypt: President Kutesa Meets President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Cairo (17 March)
- President Kutesa travels to Egypt, meets with SG of La Francophonie, EU High Representative and VP of the European Commission, and gets a courtesy call from Ugandan delegation to CSW59 (16 March)
- General Assembly President Sam Kutesa chairs a day-long high-level meeting on Advancing Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls (6 March)
- UN and EU meet to take stock of the Ebola situation and identify ways forward (3 March)
February
- President holds number of Bi-lateral Meetings Focuses on Financing for Development (27 February)
- President holds High-Level Thematic Debate on Crime in the Post-2015 Development Agenda (25 February)
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with H.E. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and H.E Mr. Wang Yi Chinese Foreign Minister (23 February)
- In busy week at General Assembly, President Kutesa meets with the President of the Security Council Chairs a briefing to Member States on Ebola and meets with the Executive Director of UN Women (20 February)
- President Kutesa holds High-Level Thematic Debate on “Means of Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 development agenda” (9 February)
- President Kutesa holds a bilateral meeting with the Vice Foreign Minister of the People”s Republic of China PGA also meets with Dr. Danilo Turk, Former President of Slovenia (6 February)
- President Kutesa pays tribute to Ambassador Mårten Grunditz, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations (2 February)
January 2015
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings on the margins of the 24th African Summit in Addis Ababa (31 January)
- Addressing the summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, President Kutesa underscores the strong support of the General Assembly for a transformative development agenda (30 January)
- Preliminary remarks by the President at the press conference during the official visit to Uganda (27 January)
- President Kutesa meets the President of the Republic of Seychelles (23 January)
- Death of King of Saudi Arabia (22 January)
- The General Assembly holds a briefing to Member States on Ebola President Kutesa meets with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand holds separate meetings with several senior officials (20 January)
- President Kutesa meets with the President of the Security Council the Chair of the G77 and China and the Secretary-General”s Special Envoy on Ebola (16 January)
- Preliminary Remarks by the President at Press Conference (15 January)
- President Sam Kutesa expresses the solidarity of the United Nations General Assembly with France (15 January)
- President Kutesa condemns the heinous terrorist attack in France (7 January)
December
- The President of the General Assembly welcomes the normalization of the bilateral relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba (17 December)
- Terrorist attack in Peshawar, Pakistan (16 December)
Press Conference on the Launch of the Decade for People of African Descent (10 December)- PGA Deputy Spokesperson on the Climate Change Conference in Lima (8 December)
- Preliminary Remarks by the President at Press Conference for Lima COP20-CMP10 (8 December) – Webcast
November
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Sweden the President of the Parliament of Montenegro a Member of the United States House of Representatives and the UN Secretary-General”s Envoy on Youth, 21 November
- UN Radio: Ambassador Kafeero participated in an event on the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day which focused on agriculture, 20 November
- On the eve of the Annual Parliamentary Hearing in New York, President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the Foreign Minister of Argentina and with the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, 18 November –Webcast
- President Kutesa holds bilateral meetings with the President of the Human Rights Council Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda and Hon. Saber Chowdhury, the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 17 November
- President Kutesa convenes a briefing on the Ebola response holds several bilateral meetings during a busy week at the General Assembly, 14 November
- Transcript of the Media Stakeout on Ebola, 13 November – Webcast
- GA Appointments on Intergovernmental Negotiations, Security Council Reform Consultations, Ebola Outbreak Management, Joint Debate on Cooperation between UN, regional and other organisations, Elections, 11 November
- Opening of the Second Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS), 3 November
- Message of the President on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November
October
- The President meets with Senators of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Senate Committee of France, 29 October
- Death of the President of Zambia, 29 October
- President meets with Representatives of Member States Receives a parliamentary delegation from Uganda, 27 October
- United Nations Day Message, 24 October
- Briefing by the Spokesperson on the General Assembly Election of Five Non Permanent Members of the Security Council, 16 October
- President Kutesa meets with Turkey”s Minister of Foreign Affairs, 14 October
- President Kutesa meets with Permanent Representatives of Member States from the European Union to the UN in New York, 13 October
- Remarks of the President at the media stakeout following the briefing of the General Assembly on the Ebola outbreak, 10 October – Webcast
- Briefing by the Spokesperson – Preliminary funding requirements for UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response Celebration of International Day of Older Persons, 9 October
- President Kutesa convenes a briefing for Member States on the Ebola Outbreak Meets with the President of the Economic and Social Council, 7 October
- President Kutesa meets with the President of the Security Council and the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, 3 October
- Press Conference on the achievements of the 69th session, including the post-2015 Development Agenda, 1 October
September
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson – As General Debate concludes, the President of the GA holds bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone and the Permanent Representative of Switzerland, 30 September
- The President of the GA holds more bilateral meetings as the General Debate is about to conclude, 30 September
- The President of the GA holds further bilateral on the margins of the High-level week, 27 September
- The President of the GA calls for decisive action to implement a transformative Post-2015 Agenda and combat climate change, 26 September
- President Kutesa meets with US President Obama and His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of Qatar on the first day of the GA Debate, 24 September
- Statement attributable to the Spokesperson – As World Conference on Indigenous Peoples concludes, President of the GA discusses the priorities of the 69th session in further bilateral meetings, 23 September
- Post-2015 Agenda in Focus of GA President”s bilateral meetings at the start of the High-level week at the UN, 22 September
- Introductory remarks by the President following the Plenary Meeting on Ebola, 19 September
- President Kutesa convenes a plenary meeting scheduled for 19 September on the Ebola crisis, 18 September
- Press Conference by the President on his priorities for the 69th session of the General Assembly, 16 September
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