Breadcrumb Home About Director-General All Director-General's Activities All Activities The below speeches are a curated selection from various official events and are posted as prepared. Year - Any -2024 26 February 2025 Speech Director-General remarks at the Opening of the exhibition “The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Through the Eyes of Young People” Opening of the exhibition “The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Through the Eyes of Young People” Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at 1.00 p.m. 3rd floor, Exhibition gallery, Palais des Nations Minister Locatelli [ Italian Minister for Disabilities], Ambassador Grassi... 21 February 2025 Speech Director-General's message for the Donation ceremony of the artwork "Mashq 1970" by Khodeir El-Borsaidy Donation ceremony of the artwork “Mashq 1970” by Khodeir El-Borsaidy Friday, 21 February 2025 at 12.00 p.m. 3rd Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Mr. Francesco Pisano, Director, United Nations Library & Archives Geneva Excellencies, Ladies and... 14 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Closing ceremony of the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) Conference Closing ceremony of the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) Conference “Navigating Global Conflicts: Fostering Peace through Multilateral Cooperation” Friday, 14 February 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Room XXVI, Building E, Palais des Nations Dear students, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure... 12 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the "Stand up for Social Justice - Special Concert at the UN" Opening of the “Stand up for Social Justice - Special Concert at the UN” Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 6.30 p.m. Room XX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good evening and welcome to the second edition of this unique event in commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice... 12 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Event "Happy Spring Festival: Celebrating Together as a Family" Event “Happy Spring Festival: Celebrating Together as a Family” Wednesday, 12 February 2025, at 12:30 p.m. Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for the celebration of the Spring... 07 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" Opening of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action” Friday, 7 February 2024 Fenaa Alawwal (cultural center), Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my great pleasure to join you for the inauguration of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of... 30 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Tempus, Palais des Nations Mr. President, ( Ambassador Bencini) Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the beginning of the 2025 session of the Conference on... 29 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Session with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG) Director-General’s session with the students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG) “The UN today, reimagining multilateralism for the 21st century” Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Room S4, Building S2, Palais des Nations Dear students, Ladies and... 27 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust “Holocaust remembrance and education for dignity and human rights” Monday, 27 January 2025 at 1.00 p.m. Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Dear Mr. Ivan Lefkovits [ Holocaust survivor], Ambassador Meron [ Permanent... 24 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at UNESCO-IBE's Centenary Inaugural Event UNESCO-IBE Centenary Celebrations Inaugural Event: “From Geneva to the World – A Journey to Transform Curriculum and Learning. UNESCO-IBE at the Heart of a Century of Innovation in Education” Friday, 24 January 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Conference Hall, Maison de la Paix Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen... Pagination Previous page ← Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page →
