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 -202620252024 29 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Permanent Mission of Italy Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Permanent Mission of Italy Thursday, 29 October 2026, at 12.30 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations. We are gathered today to celebrate seventy years of the Permanent Mission of... 29 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks for Korean Cinema Day 2026 Korean Cinema Day Thursday, 29 October 2026, at 12.30 p.m. Room XIV, Palais des Nations Delivered by Mr. Erik Marzolf, Chief, Political Affairs and Partnerships Section Office of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Ambassador Yoon [ H.E. Ambassador Seongmee YOON, Permanent... 29 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Launch of the Yemeni Tribal Code of Honour Launch of the Yemeni Tribal Code of Honour Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Council Chamber, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Tribal Leaders, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to welcome you today for the launch of the Yemeni Tribal Code of Honour, a remarkable Yemeni-led and Yemeni... 27 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Seminar on "Rebuilding Security in Europe" with students from the University of St Gallen Seminar on "Rebuilding Security in Europe" with students from the University of St Gallen Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 3.00 p.m. Room XV, Palais des Nations Ambassador Greminger, Dear students, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office in Geneva... 24 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Concert on the occasion of United Nations Day 2026 UN Day Concert 2026 Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 7.30 p.m. Victoria Hall, Rue du Général-Dufour 14, 1204 Genève Monsieur l’Ambassadeur [M. Gürber], Madame la Présidente [de la Fondation de l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mme de Senarclens], Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est un grand... 22 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the International Scientific Conference: “Islamic Civilization: Mawarannahr’s Great Spiritual and Scientific Heritage and Horizons of Enlightenment” Opening of the International Scientific Conference: “Islamic Civilization: Mawarannahr’s (1.) Great Spiritual and Scientific Heritage and Horizons of Enlightenment” Thursday, 22 October 2026, at 4.00 p.m. Room VII, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome... 19 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) UN Day 2026 Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) UN Day 2026 Monday, 19 October 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Room Concordia 1, Palais des Nations Ladies and gentlemen, Dear GIMUN members, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for GIMUN’s annual meeting to mark UN Day. Being here with you... 19 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening ceremony of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN) Opening ceremony of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN) Geneva Conference Monday, 19 October 2026 at 9.30 a.m. Palais des Nations, Room XI Dear students, Welcome to the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office in Geneva, also called UNOG. When you hear the word... 13 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Geneva Peace Talks 2026 Geneva Peace Talks 2026 Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 4.00 p.m. Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG) Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure to be with you for this year’s Geneva Peace Talks. Peace rarely makes headlines. We notice it most when it... 13 October 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Unveiling of the bust of Leo Tolstoy Unveiling of the bust of Leo Tolstoy Tuesday, 13 October 2026, at 11.30 a.m. In front of the Council Chamber, Palais des Nations Уважаемый Геннадий Михайлович, Уважаемый Сергей Евгеньевич [Министр правительства Москвы — руководитель департамента внешнеэкономических и международных связей города... Pagination Previous page ← Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page → To explore the archive of speeches given by Ms Tatiana Valovaya, please click the link to the UN Archives Geneva Platform.
