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 25 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the World Day of Social Justice 2026 Opening of the World Day of Social Justice 2026 “Exploring FANON: Decolonization, Mind, and Social Justice” Special Film Screening Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at 2.30 p.m. Room XIV, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear young participants, It is a pleasure to welcome you to... 24 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks for the "Solfagnano Charter on Inclusion and Disability” exhibition “The Solfagnano Charter on Inclusion and Disability” exhibition Tuesday, 24 February 2026 at 1.00 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Charlotte L. Warakaulle, Director of the Library and Archives Geneva, United Nations Office at Geneva... 24 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Seminar on Global Governance “Equality, Rule-of-Law, Coordination, Inclusiveness and Action” Seminar on Global Governance Tuesday, 24 February 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Tempus, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations today for this timely... 10 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Happy Spring Festival: Galloping with China Happy Spring Festival: Galloping with China Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at 12.30 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations for today’s celebration “Happy Spring Festival: Galloping with China”... 10 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks on the International Day of Human Fraternity International Day of Human Fraternity Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at 10.00 a.m. Room IX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a great honor to welcome you today to the Palais des Nations as we come together to observe the International Day of Human Fraternity. On... 05 February 2026 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Concert “From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema" Concert “From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema" Thursday, 5 February 2026, at 6.00 p.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations and to this magnificent... 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... 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.
