Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the unveiling of the permanent memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at the open debate on children and armed conflict, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, for the Sedex [Supplier Ethical Data Exchange] Global Responsible Sourcing Conference, in London today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rome in the evening of 17 March, from Tokyo, Japan.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, observed today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Tokyo in the afternoon of Friday, 13 March.  They then flew to the city of Sendai, in the north of Japan, arriving on the same evening.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed today:

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

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