Statements and Messages

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Extraordinary Summit, in Kigali today:

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 for Nelson Mandela Day, observed on 18 July:

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 for World Youth Skills Day, observed on 15 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel, to the event marking International Criminal Justice Day, in New York today:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Global LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex] Conference, held in Montevideo from 13 to 15 July:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, in New York today: