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 30 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition "Not a Woman's Job?: Women Leading Countries, Societies and Communities” Opening of the UNOG photo exhibition “Not a Woman’s Job?: Women Leading Countries, Societies and Communities” Tuesday, 30 June 2026, at 2.00 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, A Building, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you today for the launch of this year... 29 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the High-Level event “Rangelands and Pastoralists at the Crossroads of International Geneva: Advancing Rights, Health, Trade, Nutrition, Environment, Resilience and Sustainability” High-Level event “Rangelands and Pastoralists at the Crossroads of International Geneva: Advancing Rights, Health, Trade, Nutrition, Environment, Resilience and Sustainability” Monday, 29 June 2026, at 10.30 a.m. Room VII, Building A, Palais des Nations Ambassador Davaasuren Gerelmaa [ Permanent... 26 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Ceremony to mark the blooming of the "Soroptimist Women's Voice" roses Ceremony for the “Soroptimist Women’s Voice” roses Friday, 26 June 2026 at 2.30 p.m. Door 17, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director of Administration, United Nations Office at Geneva Dear Ms. Jozefowski [ Jolanta jozefowski, President of... 26 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Dubrovnik Forum 2026 Dubrovnik Forum 2026 “Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence: Who will rule the Digital Future” Friday, 26 June 2026, 2.45 p.m. Conference Hall Mare I Dubrovnik, Croatia Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour and pleasure to join you today at the Dubrovnik Forum for this important... 26 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks for the visit of the Federal Tribunal of Switzerland to the Palais des Nations Visite du Tribunal fédéral suisse Vendredi 26 juin 2026, à 9h30 Portail des Nations, Palais des Nations Au nom de la Directrice générale par Madame Lidiya Grigoreva Cheffe de Cabinet, bureau de la Directrice générale Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Les salutations protocolaires ayant été faites... 22 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Cultural Activity event "Qinghai Province" Qinghai: Home for Multiple Ethnic Groups Where Nature and Culture Thrive Together Monday, 22 June 2026 at 4.00 p.m. Room XVI, Palais des Nations Ambassador Jia [ H.E. Mr. JIA Guide, Permanent Representative of China] Your Excellency Governor Luo [ H.E. Mr. LUO Dongchuan, Governor of Qinghai Province... 22 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Meeting with young officers of the Indian Foreign Service Meeting with young officers of the Indian Foreign Service Monday, 22 June 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Office of the Director-General, Palais des Nations Dear colleagues, It is a pleasure to welcome you here in my office at the Palais des Nations. Let me thank the Permanent Mission of India for bringing... 18 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild-Geneva Art Exhibition United Nations Women's Guild-Geneva (UNWG-Geneva) Art Exhibition Thursday, 18 June 2026, at 1.00 p.m. Building A, AC Space, 3rd floor Dear Madam President of the United Nations Women’s Guild [ Mme Ajkuna Thanati], Dear Members of the Guild, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a pleasure to... 17 June 2026 Speech Director-General's message for the 100th Anniversary of the Geneva Graduate Institute 100th Anniversary of the Geneva Graduate Institute Recorded on Wednesday, 17 June Dear professors, students, alumni and friends, Let me congratulate you on the 100th anniversary of the Geneva Graduate Institute. As Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, I have the privilege of... 16 June 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the side event on “Empowering Women and Girls in and through Sport - From Words to Deeds” Side event on “Empowering Women and Girls in and through Sport - From Words to Deeds” Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 11.00 a.m. Room XVI, Palais des Nations Your Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, Your Excellency Mrs. Maryam Ali Nasser Al-Misnad, Minister of... 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.
