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 29 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the interactive Exhibition on the Art and Tradition of Chinese Medicine Opening of the interactive Exhibition on the Art and Tradition of Chinese Medicine to commemorate Chinese Double Ninth Festival Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at 12.30 p.m. Hall XIV, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the... 28 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the 7th edition of the Introduction programme to UN Geneva for new Diplomats Introduction to UN Geneva for Diplomats – 7th edition Tuesday, 28 October, at 9.30 a.m. Room S4, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 7th edition of our introduction programme about UN Geneva for newly arrived diplomats. Today, we are... 27 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Closing of the GIMUN meeting “Ensuring food security in areas affected by Climate Change” Closing of the GIMUN meeting “Ensuring food security in areas affected by Climate Change” Monday, 27 October 2025, at 5.00 p.m. Room VIII, Palais des Nations Dear Students, It is a pleasure to speak to you at the closing of this year’s GIMUN Conference. Today, the Palais des Nations was animated by... 27 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Meeting with students from the University of St. Gallen Meeting with students from the University of St. Gallen Monday, 27 October 2025, at 2.00 p.m. Room IX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Greminger, Dear students, Welcome you to the Palais des Nations, at the heart of International Geneva. I wish to warmly thank the Geneva Centre for Security Policy for... 27 October 2025 Speech Director-General's message for the Opening of the CoNGO 28th General Assembly “Defining the present, securing a shared future, asserting Civil Society participation at the United Nations” Opening of the CoNGO 28th General Assembly “Defining the present, securing a shared future, asserting Civil Society participation at the United Nations” Monday, 27 October 2025, at 1.15 p.m. (NYT) Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Mr. Philippe Hug, Chief, NGO Liaison Unit, Office of the... 27 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Special Event “The Future of Multilateralism: Permanent Observers’ Perspectives” Special Event “The Future of Multilateralism: Permanent Observers’ Perspectives” Monday, 27 October 2025, at 10.00 a.m. Room IX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for today’s special event on “ T he Future of... 24 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks for the Reception marking United Nations Day and the Anniversary of the Adoption of UNGA Resolution 2758 Reception marking United Nations Day and the Anniversary of the Adoption of UNGA Resolution 2758 Friday, 24 October 2025, at 7.00 p.m. Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China in Geneva Delivered by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Administration, United Nations Office at Geneva... 24 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the UN Day Concert 2025 UN Day Concert 2025 Friday, 24 October 2025, at 7.30 p.m. Victoria Hall, Genève Monsieur l’Ambassadeur [ M. Lauber], Madame la Présidente [ de la Fondation de l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mme de Senarclens], Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est un grand plaisir et un honneur de vous... 24 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition “The UN@80: Shared Lives, Shared Future” Opening of the Exhibition “The UN@80: Shared Lives, Shared Future” Friday, 24 October 2025 at 12.00 p.m. Salle des Pas Perdus, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, It is my great pleasure to welcome you today to the opening of this remarkable exhibition, “The UN@80... 20 October 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of UNCTAD16 “Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development” Opening of UNCTAD16 “Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development” Monday, 20 October 2025, at 10.00 a.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to welcome you all to the newly renovated... 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.
