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 21 November 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the End-of-Year Reception organized by the Association of Accredited Journalists at UNOG (ACANU) ACANU End-of-Year Reception Friday, 21 November 2025 at 7.00 p.m. World Trade Organization Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good evening, it is a pleasure to be here with you tonight and I thank, as always, Ms. Catherine Fiankin-Bokonga and the ACANU Committee for bringing us all together. As you... 20 November 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Young Activists Summit 2025 "From Hashtag to Action" Young Activists Summit 2025 “From Hashtag to Action” Thursday, 20 November 2025, at 10.00 a.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations Dear young activists, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It has been a true pleasure to share this inspiring day with you here at the Palais des Nations — and in this... 13 November 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at La Journée oser tous les métiers Meeting with children on the occasion of the Career Exploration Day Thursday, 13 November 2025, at 2.00 p.m. Tempus, Palais des Nations Dear colleagues, Dear children, Welcome to the Palais des Nations, the heart of the United Nations here in Geneva! It is wonderful to see so many of you today. This... 07 November 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the 9th 1M1B Activate Impact Summit Inaugural session of the 9th 1M1B Activate Impact Summit on the theme: “Youth-Led Action for a Sustainable World: Powering the Future with Green Skills” Friday, 7 November 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Room VII, Palais des Nations Distinguished Delegates, Dear young leaders, It is a pleasure to join you for... 03 November 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Ceremony of the official re-display of the painting by Mr. Elvio Chiricozzi “Né cielo né terra” Re-display of the painting by Mr. Elvio Chiricozzi “Né cielo né terra”, organized by the Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva Monday, 3 November 2025, at 1.00 p.m. Hall XIV, Palais des Nations Ambassador Grassi, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the re... 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... Pagination Previous page ← Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current 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.
