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 -2024 06 May 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Conference "Protecting Cultural Heritage: From Crisis to Peace" Opening of the Conference “Protecting Cultural Heritage: From Crisis to Peace” Tuesday, 6 May 2025, at 5.00 p.m. Villa Barton, Rue de Lausanne 132, 1202 Geneva Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est un honneur et un privilège de me joindre à vous ce soir pour cette conférence importante sur le... 06 May 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Annual General Assembly of the United Nations Women's Guild United Nations Women’s Guild Geneva General Assembly 2025 Tuesday, 6 May 2025, at 2.00 p.m. Room XXV, Building E, Palais des Nations Madam President ( Ms. Ajkuna Thanati), Excellency ( H.E. Mr. Jürg Lauber), Dear members of the United Nations Women’s Guild, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome... 05 May 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Art Exhibition United Nations Women’s Guild Geneva - Exhibition 2025 “The Palette of the Universe through the Eyes of Women” Monday, 5 May 2025, at 12.00 p.m. Mezzanine Gallery, Building E, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to opening of... 30 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the GCSP course for Saudi Arabian Diplomats on the theme “Navigating Global Challenges Through the Perspective of Multilateral Cooperation” GCSP course for Saudi Arabian Diplomats on the theme “Navigating Global Challenges Through the Perspective of Multilateral Cooperation” Theme of the lecture “Challenges and Opportunities for Multilateralism” Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Room S4, Building S2, Palais des Nations Ladies and... 29 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Special Event Exhibition “Art Preserves History” from the collection of the international journal “Russian Gallery – XXI Century” Special event exhibition “Art Preserves History” from the collection of the international journal “Russian Gallery – XXI Century” Tuesday, 29 April 2025 at 1.00 p.m. Gallery, 3rd Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations Уважаемый Геннадий Михайлович, Дамы и господа, Рада приветствовать всех вас во... 28 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition “Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations” Opening of the Exhibition “Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations” Monday, 28 April 2025 at 2.00 p.m. E Building, Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service at Geneva Ladies and gentlemen... 22 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the 3rd Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Societies 3rd Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Societies Tuesday, 22 April 2025 at 2.30 p.m. Room XX, Palais des Nations Delivered by Ms. Rima Al-Chikh, Director, Division of Conference Management, UN Geneva Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations. It is a... 15 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of the Chinese Language Day 2025 Chinese Language Day 2025 Tuesday, 15 April 2025 at 12.15 p.m. Gallery and Room XIX, E Building Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the 2025 Chinese Language Day, a celebration of Xing – One World, Boundless Wisdom ! I would like to thank the Permanent Mission of the... 15 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Lions Day at the United Nations 2025 "The Future of Service" Lions Day at the United Nations 2025 “The Future of Service” Tuesday, 15 April 2025 at 11.00 a.m. Room XX, Building E, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Lions Day at the United Nations 2025 and to host you at the Palais des Nations. Let me... 14 April 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda Monday, 14 April 2025 at 4.00 p.m. Room XX, Palais des Nations Deputy High Commissioner Ms. Al-Nashif, Mr. Tubanambazi [Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Rwanda], Mr. Kakoma [ President and Director... Pagination Previous page ← Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page →