Speeches 2011
The Director-General is often invited to speak on the work of the Organization at conferences, seminars and other types of meetings as well as at opening of cultural events. Many of these speeches and statements are made available to the public.
All publicly available speeches and statements are listed in chronological order. If you wish to search for a particular topic and/or event, you can use the regular search function of the website.
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15 December 2011
Message of the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered by the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.
12 December 2011
Remarks of the Director-General to the Students' League of Nations
9 December 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the Seminar on Developments and Implications of Missile Defense
7 December 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the exhibition "Transit" – Photos by Espen Rasmussen
5 December 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the Glass Microbe Sculpture Exhibition
2 December 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the Annual Meeting of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
1 December 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the Exhibition entitled "Serbia: Diplomacy and Art"
29 November 2011
Message delivered by the Director-General on behalf of the Secretary-General on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
28 November 2011
Statement by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Sixteenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
15 November 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the Swiss-American Friendship Concert "Healing for the Nations", which featured performances by the American Medical Music Group
11 November 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the exhibition "Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons"
9 November 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the "United Nations Peace Essay Contest for Students of Geneva Secondary Schools"
9 November 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the exhibition entitled "Africa: Mother of all Peoples - A Celebration" on the occasion of the International Year for People of African Descent
3 November 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the Concert entitled “Soirée de Jiuta-Maï : Danse Traditionnelle Japonaise”
25 October 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the restitution of the People's Republic of China to their seat in the United Nations
24 October 2011
Remarks by the Director-General for United Nations Day 2011, at the State Guest House, Beijing, China
21 October 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening ceremony of "The United Nations is our day-to-day"
19 October 2011
Opening remarks by the Director-General at the exhibtion entitled "Armed Violence"
19 October 2011
Statement by the Director-General at an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the
United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development.
18 October 2011
Opening remarks by the Director-General at the exhibition of paintings entitled "True Lights of my City"
28 September 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the unveiling of the sculpture "La Macchina del Vento"
27 September 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the official closing of the exhibition "Leaders on the Path to Peace"
26 September 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the event to mark the 40th anniversary of the adoption of General Assembly Resolution 2758 on the representation of the People's Republic of China at the United Nations and the National Day of China
15 September 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the Exhibition "The Doers of Democracy"
14 September 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the Exhibition "Breaking Free from Slavery" 2011
12 September 2011
Statement of the Director-General at the Conference on International Cooperation and
Chemical Safety and Security by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
7 September 2011
Statement of the Director-General at the Joint Meeting of the Permanent Council and
the Forum for Security Co-operation, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
5 September 2011
Statement by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the Additional Commemorative Meeting of the 50th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
1 September 2011
The remarks of the Director-General at the 14th annual "Fête de la Communication" (French only)
29 August 2011
Remarks by the Director-General on the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests
19 August 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the commemoration of World Humanitarian Day
18 August 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the opening of the exhibition "Charm of the Chinese Calligraphy"
12 August 2011
The Vision Statement of the Director-General of UNOG, the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference
4 August 2011
Remarks of the Director-General to the plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament.
27 July 2011
Remarks of the Director-General to the 113th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on "Follow-up to the high-level meeting on 24 September 2010: Revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations"
21 July 2011
The remarks of the Director-General at the flag raising ceremony for the Republic of South Sudan
14 July 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the opening of the photographic exhibition "The View from the University for Peace"
11 July 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the opening of the "Tribes in Transition" photograph exhibition and dance performance, held on the occasion of the 4th Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
5 July 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the photography exhibition and dance and opera performance "Culture of China: Splendid Sichuan"
27 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the opening of the exhibit "30 years Rebuilding lives - artwork by victims of torture", organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
21 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the exhibit "The Aland Islands Solution - a precedent for successful international disputes settlement".
20 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at the event "The Promotion of Human Rights and John Paul II"
16 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General during a literary evening held to honour Mr. Czeslaw Milosz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980.
10 June 2011
The Remarks of the Director-General at the Geneva Opera Pool 2011
8 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General at an event organized by the Diplomatic Club of Geneva
in his honour
6 June 2011
Opening Remarks by the Director-General at the exhibition “The Recycling Labyrinth – A Path towards a Greener Future”.
6 June 2011
Remarks of the Director-General on the Occasion of Russian Language Day
1 June 2011
Remarks by the Director-General at the Opening of the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference
30 May 2011
Opening Remarks by the Director-General at the Round Table discussion on "The Rule of Law" during the commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
30 May 2011
Remarks by the Director-General for the Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the United Nations Memorial (Ariana Park)
24 May 2011
Director-General's remarks at the opening of the exhibition entitled "Gagarin: The 50th Anniversary of the First Manned Mission to Space"
24 May 2011
Statement to the Conference on Disarmament by the Director-General in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference
16 May 2011
Delivery of the Secretary-General’s message by the Director-General at the WSIS Forum 2011
16 May 2011
Welcome remarks by the Director-General at the 64th World Health Assembly - Opening Session
11 May 2011
Opening remarks by the Director-General on the occasion of the event "2600th anniversary of the enlightenment of the Lord Buddha"
5 May 2011
Opening remarks by the Director-General at the opening of the exhibition "Towards a Healthier Future! Afghan women and girls move forward”