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 08 May 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the reception on the occasion of the installation of a "Red Bench" Reception on the occasion of the installation of a “red bench” Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva Wednesday, 8 May 2024 at 11.30 a.m. Ambassador Grassi, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking the Permanent Mission of Italy for organizing this reception and for drawing the... 07 May 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the World Press Freedom Day event World Press Freedom Day event “A Press for the Planet” Tuesday, 7 May 2024 at 3.00 p.m. Palais des Nations, Room XXIII Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, Welcome to the Palais des Nations for World Press Freedom Day event! It is my honor to read out the message of the United Nations... 06 May 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Art Exhibition UNWG Art Exhibition 2024: “Nature and Wellbeing” Monday, 6 May 2024 at 12:00 Building E, Palais des Nations Mesdames et Messieurs, Chers amis, C’est un grand plaisir pour moi d’être parmi vous aujourd’hui pour l’ouverture de cette exposition. Je tiens à remercier chaleureusement Madame la Présidente... 30 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Beyond Lab launch event Beyond Lab launch event (formerly SDG Lab) Tuesday, 30 April 2024, at 4.00 p.m. Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations for the relaunch of the SDG Lab. With the Lab being firmly grounded in my Office at UNOG, it is not by... 29 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the 26th Edition of the Swiss Vacation Day Swiss Vacation Day Monday, 29 April 2024 at 1.00 p.m. Palexpo, Hall 1-3 Mr. Nydegger, Mr. Genier, Mrs Gadient, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to join you today for the 26 th edition of the Swiss Vacation Day. This event is one of the most important gatherings of its kind... 29 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the 27th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers 27th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and UN Advisers, organized by the United Nations Mine Action Service Monday, 29 April 2024, at 9.30 a.m Room D, Geneva International Conference Center (CICG) . Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you to... 25 April 2024 Speech Director-General's message on the occasion of the Intergenerational Dialogue on Geneva Intergenerational Dialogue 2024 – The role of International Geneva in the UN 2.0 25 April 2024, at 17:30 Swiss Press Club Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my great pleasure to address this 2024 Intergenerational Dialogue. I thank Greycells and its many partners for organizing this event and... 23 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2024 Chinese Language Day 2024 2 3 April 2024, at 12:00 Room XX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, G ood morning. 你好 [ Ní hǎo]. Welcome to the Chinese Language Day 2024 at the Palais des Nations. First of all , I would like to sincerely thank the... 22 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening ceremony of the Turkic Week and Opening of the Exhibition of the Turkic World Opening ceremony of the Turkic Week and Opening of the Exhibition of the Turkic World Monday, 22 April 2024, at 12:30 E Building 3rd floor, Exhibition Gallery, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, A warm welcome to the Palais des Nations for the opening of the Turkic Week in Geneva... 19 April 2024 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening ceremony of the sculpture "Pangea" Opening ceremony of the sculpture “Pangea” created by Mr. Rashad Alakbarov [1] 19 April 2024 The Azerbaijan Pavilion, the Biennale of Venice Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Venice, Italy Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to be with you today for the unveiling of the artwork by... Pagination Previous page ← … Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Current page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Next page → To explore the archive of speeches given by Ms Tatiana Valovaya, please click the link to the UN Archives Geneva Platform.
