Statements and Messages

The following statement was issued Saturday, 23 May, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on arrival in Sri Lanka today, 22 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June:

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 commencement address as delivered at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, “Global Leadership in a Time of Crisis”, in Washington, D.C., on 21 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message to the annual meeting of the Association of Former International Civil Servants, delivered by Netta Avedon, Chief, Human Resources Services, Office of Human Resources Management, in New York today, 21 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message in memory of Alison des Forges today, 21 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, 25 May:

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 to the ceremony for the launch of the Trust Fund and the appointment of Russell Simmons as Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial at the United Nations to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in New York today, 20 May: