Press Release

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks upon receipt of the final report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria, in New York, 12 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the sustainable cities photo-op, in New York, 12 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council briefing on peace and security in Africa, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Raphael Lemkin International Award Ceremony, in New York today:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks to the “Access to Justice and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” event in New York, today, 12 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the UNEARTH Exhibition, at the Gabarron Foundation in New York on 11 December:

The new, multilingual version of the popular iPhone app “The United Nations Calendar of Observances: Making a Difference” is now available for free.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at the memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg on 10 December: