Secretary-General: Press Release

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Older Persons -- “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages” -- to be observed on 1 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the ninth session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in Buenos Aires today, 28 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers in New York, 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at an event on partnering for food security in New York, today, 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at an event on partnering for food security, today, 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the mini-summit with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), today, 26 September, in New York

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ministerial working session hosted by the Government of Switzerland to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions in New York, today, 26 September

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Ministerial Meeting on the Alliance of Civilizations today, in New York, 26 September

Following is the joint United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) press statement following the UN-ASEAN ministerial-level meeting in New York, 26 September: