Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the reinstallation of the Kiswa, a gift from Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the XVII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, held in Istanbul, Turkey, 28 July:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Special Meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee with Member States and international and regional organizations on stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, held in Madrid, 28 July:

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Kubuqui International Desert Forum, held in Ordos City, China, on 28 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Scout Jamboree, held in Yamaguchi City, Japan, 28 July to 8 August:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the adoption of the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gerard van Bohemen (New Zealand):

The following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly tribute to the late Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the United Nations, Roble Olhaye, in New York today:

Following is the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Friendship, observed on 30 July:

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