Statements/speeches at the United Nations and its organs/bodies

• Statement to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa, 19 December
  
  
• Statement to the Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 9 December
  
  
• Keynote speech to the DPI-NGO conference, 07 September
  
  
• Opening and closing remarks at the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Economic and Social Council, 13-15 July
  
  
• Statement to the Security Council Open Meeting on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, New York, 21 June
  
  
• Statement on the arrest of MSF Director for Sudan, 30 May
  
  
• Statement at the Security Council Consultations on humanitarian challenges in Africa, 27 January
  
  
• Closing remarks at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe, Japan, 22 January
  
  
• Statement at the Meeting at Ministerial Level on humanitarian assistance to tsunami-affected communities, Geneva, 11 January
  

Statements outside of the United Nations

• Speech presented at Longitudes 05, organized by UPS and Harvard Business School on formidable challenges resulting from the South Asia earthquake disaster, held in Shanghai, China, 19 October (presented on behalf of the USG by Ed Tsui, Director, New York Office, OCHA)
  
  
• Key-note address to the "Business Roundtable Conference: Advancing Public Private Partnership in Response to Global Disasters", New York, 25 April