Speeches and remarks

As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. Mr. President, As you hear every month, and as we just heard from Geir [Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria], the humanitarian crisis in the Syrian Arab...

With growing conflict and instability, economic collapse and the aid operation running out of money, more than everything else Yemen needs a political solution to end the war.

Virtual 4 October 2021 As delivered This has been an important event— thank you all for your contributions. I will close by stressing urgent action in three areas. First, funding. We urgently need to...

As delivered Thanks, Kate. Thank you for moderating this event and to all those present in this important high-level event. Before I go into my prepared remarks, I just want to say that the main...

23 September, 9:00 AM – 11 AM EST, Virtual As delivered I will not cite my prepared remarks today, for what has been powerful has been the passion and the reality and the truth of what we have heard...

As delivered Thank you Nima. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank the European Union and the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland for hosting this important event. It has been almost...

As delivered Thank you very much for inviting me to this meeting and chapeau, of course, to the European Commission, France – Mr. Le Drian – and Germany – Heiko Maas. It’s very difficult to have to...

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, thank you. It is a pleasure to join you at this year’s Private Sector Forum. I am here today in my capacity as the Assistant Secretary-General for...

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, here and virtually, thank you. I think in gathering here today we have demonstrated the solidarity that is needed with the people of Afghanistan and our...

Geneva, 13 September 2021 As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Last week, as the Secretary-General has already mentioned, I travelled to Afghanistan. I met with the de facto authorities,...