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 12 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Event "Happy Spring Festival: Celebrating Together as a Family" Event “Happy Spring Festival: Celebrating Together as a Family” Wednesday, 12 February 2025, at 12:30 p.m. Mezzanine, Building E, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for the celebration of the Spring... 07 February 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" Opening of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action” Friday, 7 February 2024 Fenaa Alawwal (cultural center), Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my great pleasure to join you for the inauguration of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of... 30 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Tempus, Palais des Nations Mr. President, ( Ambassador Bencini) Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the beginning of the 2025 session of the Conference on... 29 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Session with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG) Director-General’s session with the students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG) “The UN today, reimagining multilateralism for the 21st century” Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Room S4, Building S2, Palais des Nations Dear students, Ladies and... 27 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust “Holocaust remembrance and education for dignity and human rights” Monday, 27 January 2025 at 1.00 p.m. Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Dear Mr. Ivan Lefkovits [ Holocaust survivor], Ambassador Meron [ Permanent... 24 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at UNESCO-IBE's Centenary Inaugural Event UNESCO-IBE Centenary Celebrations Inaugural Event: “From Geneva to the World – A Journey to Transform Curriculum and Learning. UNESCO-IBE at the Heart of a Century of Innovation in Education” Friday, 24 January 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Conference Hall, Maison de la Paix Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen... 17 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the screening of the film "Cabrini" Screening of the film Cabrini Friday, 17 January 2025 at 12.00 p.m. Room XIX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a pleasure to welcome you all to this special screening of the film Cabrini . I wish to thank the Permanent Mission of Italy and the Permanent... 16 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Vernissage de l'œuvre « For Peace » Vernissage de l’œuvre « For Peace » Jeudi 16 janvier, à 19 heures Pont de la Machine, Genève, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Chers amis, C’est un grand plaisir pour moi de participer au vernissage de l’œuvre ‘For Peace’ en votre compagnie ce soir. Organisé dans le cadre du traditionnel festival... 16 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-NGIC High-Level Meeting "From Promise to Impact: Implementing the Pact for the Future and COP29 Commitments" UNOG – NGIC High-Level Meeting: “From Promise to Impact: Implementing the Pact for the Future and COP29 Commitments” Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Room V, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the Palais des Nations. It is a great pleasure to open this High... 07 January 2025 Speech Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2025 FerMUN 2025 Opening Session Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Room XX – Palais des Nations Bonjour et bienvenus au Modèle des Nations unies du Lycée international de Ferney Voltaire Welcome to the 15 th edition of FerMUN 2025! It is my great pleasure to welcome you all—some 600 students from our... Pagination Previous page ← … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 … Next page →