Secretary-General Statements

Remarks at Security Council open debate on "Respect for the Principles and Purposes of the Charter as a Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security"

15 Feb 2016 | Security Council

Excelentísima Sra. Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, Canciller de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y Presidenta del Consejo de Seguridad, Distinguidos Ministros, Distinguidos Miembros del Consejo de Seguridad, Agradezco a la Presidencia de Venezuela haber organizado este debate abierto sobre un tema de enorme importancia para las Naciones Unidas. Today’s event continues the useful discussion initiated last year under the Chinese presidency.

Remarks at the closing session of the 13th Force Commanders/Heads of Military Components Conference 2015

18 Jun 2015 | UN Headquarters

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. You represent collective security and international solidarity in action. I thank you for your dedication and leadership. I commend the thousands of peacekeeping troops who serve with honour under your command. Together, you have helped to separate forces, disarm fighters, monitor human rights, provide care and so much more. Our deployments are greater than ever before.

High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations review of United Nations peace operations

17 Jun 2015

On 31 October 2014, I convened a High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations to undertake a thorough review of United Nations peace operations today and the emerging needs of the future. I invited this panel to take a comprehensive look at how United Nations peace operations could continue to contribute to the prevention and resolution of conflicts and be best designed and equipped to deal with the challenges of tomorrow. I encouraged the panel to be bold and forward leaning and to engage widely in the course of their review.

Deputy Secretary-General's Closing Remarks at Chiefs of Defence Conference [as prepared for delivery]

27 Mar 2015

I am honoured to be here today at the closing of this first Conference of Chiefs of Defence ever held at the United Nations. I understand you have had a fruitful meeting. I am encouraged by your discussions. There is wide agreement on the value and crucial role of United Nations peacekeeping and peace operations. Constant, inclusive and transparent dialogue with all stakeholders is fundamental to strengthening our partnership. Your meeting here represents a critical moment in this dialogue and, in fact, for UN peace operations.

Remarks to the Chiefs of Defence Conference

27 Mar 2015 | UN Headquarters, New York

I am pleased to welcome you to this historic conference. Never before have so many Chiefs of Defence gathered from every region on earth for the same purpose. I call on you to make this event truly momentous by helping the United Nations rise to the urgent challenges of our times. Peacekeepers deploy on the frontlines of human misery – in some of the most dangerous places on earth. The threats are growing.

Remarks to the Security Council on Peace Operations: The UN-AU Partnership and it's evolution [as delivered]

16 Dec 2014 | UN Headquarters, New York

Merci, Monsieur le Président, et merci au Gouvernement tchadien, d’organiser ce débat sur les opérations de paix et le partenariat entre les Nations Unies et l’Union africaine. Monsieur le président, si vous le permettez, je voudrais faire une déclaration sur la situation au Pakistan. Before addressing today’s formal agenda, I would like to say a few words about the bloodcurdling attack today in Pakistan.

Remarks at Security Council Open Debate on Trends in United Nations Peacekeeping

11 Jun 2014

I thank the Russian Federation for providing this important opportunity to collectively examine trends in UN peacekeeping.

Remarks at Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony to Honour Fallen Peacekeepers

29 May 2014

I am honoured to be here today on this solemn occasion. Today, we posthumously award the Dag Hammarskjöld medal to 106 peacekeepers who died while serving under the United Nations flag last year. I regret to say this is the sixth year in a row that more than 100 peacekeepers lost their lives.

Remarks at wreath-laying Ceremony in Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

29 May 2014 | UN Headquarters, New York

Thank you for attending this important commemoration. I would like to begin with a solemn moment of silence to honour the 106 fallen heroes who died while serving under the United Nations flag in 2013 – and to remember the more than 3,200 who have lost their lives in the history of UN peacekeeping. [A moment of silence was observed] Thank you. Last year was the sixth year in a row that more than 100 peacekeepers died. Some were killed when their convoys came under attack in Darfur and South Sudan.

Remarks at inauguration of Centre for International Peace and Stability

13 Aug 2013 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Assalam Alaikum. May ya haan aakar bahut khush hoon! [I am so happy to be here.] It is a great honour and privilege for me on the occasion of my visit to Pakistan to participate in the inauguration ceremony for this Centre for International Peace and Stability – and it is a privilege to do so on the eve of your country’s Independence Day tomorrow. I sense great confidence and hope here today.

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