Secretary-General: Press Release

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

Despite progress in the realization of children’s rights, as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, too many commitments remain unfulfilled.  This is particularly true for children deprived of liberty, who often remain invisible and forgotten.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, at a reception of the symposium to commemorate the forty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of the lawful seat of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations, in Beijing today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Cities Day, observed on 31 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the exhibition to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the opening of the “One Planet” exhibition at the Science and Culture Museum of The Hague, Netherlands, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Day concert, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on United Nations Staff Day, observed on 25 October:

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