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 -20252024 30 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the High-Level discussion on Strengthening Environmental Governance and International Cooperation for the Protection of the Caspian Sea Strengthening Environmental Governance and International Cooperation for the Protection of the Caspian Sea Friday, 30 January 2026 at 3.00 p.m. Room XIV, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to welcome you today to the Palais des Nations for this high-level... 27 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the New Year Reception of the Diplomatic Club of Geneva Diplomatic Club of Geneva – New Year Reception Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at 6.30 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a great pleasure to join you this evening for the traditional New Year Reception of the Diplomatic Club of Geneva. I... 27 January 2026 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 27 January 2026 at 1.00 p.m. Room XVI, Palais des Nations Dear Ms. Léonie de Picciotto [Holocaust survivor], Ambassador Meron [Permanent Representative of Israel], Ambassador D’Urso [Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation... 27 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2026 Session of the Conference on Disarmament 2026 Session of the Conference on Disarmament Tuesday, 27 January 2026, at 10.00 a.m. Tempus, Palais des Nations Madam President, ( Ambassador Gerelmaa), Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the beginning of the 2026 session of the... 15 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-NGIC High-Level Meeting "Reshaping Multilateralism in an Era of Divides and Transformation" UNOG – NGIC High-Level Meeting: “Reshaping Multilateralism in an Era of Divides and Transformation” Thursday, 15 January 2026, 10:00 a.m. Room V, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for this annual High-Level Meeting... 14 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Inaugural visit to the renovated Delegates’ Restaurant Inaugural visit to the renovated Delegates’ Restaurant Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 5.30 p.m. Delegates’ Restaurant, Building A, 8th Floor, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you this evening, ahead of the reopening of the Delegates’ Restaurant... 06 January 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2026 FerMUN 2026 Opening Session Tuesday, 6 January 2026 at 3.00 p.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations Ambassadrice Jurgensen Monsieur Antwi ( Secrétaire Général de FerMUN 2026), Monsieur Houngbo, Madame Bisagni-Faure, ( Rectrice de l’Académie de Lyon), Chères étudiantes, chers étudiants, Mesdames et... 15 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening ceremony of the Fado Concert on the 70th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal to the UN Opening ceremony of the Fado Concert on the 70th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal to the UN Monday, 15 December 2025, at 6.30 p.m. The World Trade Organization - Salle des Pas Perdus Ambassador Gomes, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to join you this evening for the Fado... 13 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-ONUArt Culture for Peace and Human Rights Concert 2025 “Culture for Peace and Human Rights Concert 2025” Saturday, 13 December 2025 at 5.30 p.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you all this evening to the Culture for Peace and Human Rights Concert, here in the magnificent Assembly Hall... 12 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Conference on Peace and Trust for Sustainable Development, in Turkmenistan Открытие Международного Форума “Мир и доверие: единство целей в интересах устойчивого будущего» 12 декабря 2025, Ашхабад, 10:00-12:20 и 13:00-15:00 Уважаемый Гурбангулы Мяликгулыевич [Национальный Лидер туркменского народа, Председатель Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана], Уважаемый Рашид Овезгельдыевич... 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.
