The Secretary-General expressed his condolences to those who lost family and friends in Chile's earthquake and has been in touch with the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based in Santiago, for an assessment of the earthquake and information on UN staff.

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

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message for International Women’s Day, to be observed under the theme “Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all” on 8 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2010 session of the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in New York, 25 February:

24 February 2010

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council debate on organized crime as a threat to international peace and security in New York, today, 24 February:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the gala benefit to honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, in New York on 23 February:

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 to the Unity Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, delivered by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Cancun, 21 February: