Press Release

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the high-level Summit on Climate Change, 22 September, in New York:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, today, 22 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the United Nations Climate Change Summit Plenary, in New York, 22 September:

Following is the text of remarks by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon to the Alliance of Small Island Developing States Summit on Climate Change, Monday, 21 September:

Following are United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening ceremony for “Climate Week NY°C”, Sunday, 21 September:

The following readout was issued after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Change dinner, in New York, 22 September:

As world leaders from 192 United Nations Member States converge on New York for the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, the Department of Public Information is launching a groundbreaking campaign entitled “Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations”, which encourages people everywhere to directly engage with decision-makers by uploading video messages on the United Nations YouTube channel.

Nearly 100 world leaders have accepted United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s invitation to participate in a historic summit on climate change to mobilize political will and strengthen momentum for a fair, effective and ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen.

Meeting with Heads of State and Government from more than 50 nations, nearly 200 leaders of global business and civil society organizations are gathering at the United Nations today to convey their support for a balanced, fair and effective global climate agreement.