Africa

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) plenary session on peace and stability, in Yokohama, Japan, on 2 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery to the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) session “Private Sector, Trade and Investment as Engines of Development”, in Yokohama, Japan, on 2 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), in Yokohama, Japan, on 1 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) high-level luncheon, co-hosted by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and the Government of Japan, under the theme “Building Climate and Disaster Resilience for African Development”, in Yokohama, Japan, on 2 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the 11+4 regional oversight meeting of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, in Addis Ababa, 26 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the ceremony marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/African Union, in Addis Ababa on 25 May:

Following are UN Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the lunch with African leaders in AIDS Watch Africa, in Addis Ababa, 26 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, observed 25 May:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Kodjo Menan (Togo):

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: