Speeches and remarks

Niamey, 23 January 2023 As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to extend my deepest thanks to the Government of Niger for hosting this conference, and to the generous support...

Thank you, Prime Minister, thank you, Denys [Shmygal], for receiving me. I was recalling that you and I met in this same building many months ago, early on in this war. And it is a great privilege...

As delivered Excellencies, thank you, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, The Secretary-General has just highlighted why CERF is such a UN success story. And in a few minutes, we will all...

Madam President, We have discussed the situation in Ukraine on numerous occasions in this Council, yet the torment it continues to bring to the people of Ukraine and beyond is colossal. Today I will...

As prepared for delivery Thank you all for being here for this important event. I was recently in the town of Djibo, in the north of Burkina Faso, not far from borders with Mali and Niger. Tens of...

As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The idea that we have entered an age of permanent crisis, that humanity is lurching from one global disaster to another without drawing breath, is...

[Unofficial transcript] Geneva, 1 December 2022 We are launching, today, the plan for next year. This document gives the details of that, the Global Humanitarian Overview. As you know, we do this...

As prepared for delivery Excellences Honourable Prime Ministers Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you very much for giving me the chance to speak today. I come here representing the global humanitarian...

Wednesday, 2 November As delivered Thank you very much indeed, Dr. Tedros, it’s a great honour to be with you today on this extremely important subject of climate change and food insecurity. Thank...

Thank you very much, Mr. President, thank you for this opportunity. Thirty-eight countries have purchased some nine million tons of grain from Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. As has...