Beyond Lab Event at Building Bridges Week 2025:What’s Next on Accounting for the Future?Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 2.00 p.m.Room Lausanne, Varembé Conference Centre (CCV)Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear colleagues and friends,It is a great pleasure to welcome you to this latest edition of…

Airline Night 2025Tuesday, 16 September 2025, at 6.15 p.m.H.200 (Townhall Steps), Palais des NationsDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Administration, United Nations Office at GenevaLadies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues and partners,I hope…

Geneva PeaceTalks 2025: “Peace is possible”Wednesday, 10 September 2025, at 3.00 p.m.Room XVII, Palais des Nations Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues and friends,Welcome to the Geneva PeaceTalks 2025, here at the Palais des Nations – the very heart of International Geneva!I warmly…

Opening of the exhibition “Sports. Crowds. Power.”Monday, 8 September 2025, at 1.00 p.m.Salles des Pas Perdus, Palais des NationsAmbassador Leendertse,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great honour to welcome you all to the opening of this exhibition: Sports. Crowds. Power. Let me take this…

Special Briefing for the Like-Minded Group on the UN80 InitiativeFriday, 5 September 2025 at 10.00 a.m.Room XXIV, Palais des NationsExcellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Mission of China for convening this special briefing at such a…

Cultural Exchange Event“Echoes of War, Vision of Peace” by the China Media GroupTuesday, 26 August 2025Liverpool, United KingdomExcellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Greetings from the United Nations Office at Geneva for the opening of the cultural exchange event “Echoes of War, Vision of Peace”. I…

World Humanitarian Day 2025 – Commemoration CeremonyTuesday, 19 August 2025, at 4.00 p.m.Outside Room XXPalais des Nations, Building E, 3rd Floor Dear humanitarian workers, Dear survivors of attacks on humanitarian workers,Dear families and friends of colleagues lost in humanitarian…

Sixth World Conference of Speakers of ParliamentRibbon-Cutting Ceremony to reopen the Assembly HallTuesday, 29 July 2025, at 3.00 p.m. Assembly Hall, Palais des NationsDistinguished Speakers of Parliament,Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great honour to welcome you all to the…

15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)Monday, 28 July 2025, at 10.00 a.m. ILO, route des Morillons, 4 Excellencies, Dr. Tulia Ackson [IPU President], Ms. Maja Riniker [President of the National Council of Switzerland and President of the…

Opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank SummitThursday, 24 July 2025Zhengzhou, China Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues,It is a great honour to extend warm greetings from the United Nations Office at Geneva for the opening of the Shanghai…