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 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... 11 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the unveiling of the 30th anniversary of Neutrality monument and flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN Международный Форум, посвященный Международному году мира и доверия (2025), Международному дню нейтралитета и 30-летию постоянного нейтралитета Туркменистана Открытия Монумента «30-летие нейтралитета» и церемония поднятия флагов Туркменистана и ООН 11 декабря 2025, Ашхабад, 10:00-10:45 Уважаемая... 10 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the International Conference on the Role of Women in Modern Society, in Turkmenistan Международная конференция «Роль женщин в современном обществе: развитие международного сотрудничества в целях достижения Целей устойчивого развития» Пленарное заседание «Расширение многостороннего диалога и партнерства как фактор усиления роли женщин в политике, экономике и социально-гуманитарном... 09 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks for the Event to celebrate World Arabic Language Day Event to celebrate World Arabic Language Day Tuesday, 9 December 2025, at 2.00 p.m. Room V, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Mr. Thomas Neufing, Chief, Centre for Learning and Multilingualism, United Nations Office at Geneva Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen... 09 December 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the opening of the United Nations Women's Guild Bazaar 2025 United Nations Women’s Guild Bazaar 2025 Tuesday, 9 December 2025, at 10.30 a.m. Hall 14, Building A, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2025 International Bazaar organized by the United Nations Women’s Guild. This year’s... Pagination Previous page ← Page 1 Current 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.