Statements and Messages

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, upon receiving an honorary degree from the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Cancer Day, observed on 4 February:

World Cancer Day, always an opportunity to rally the world, has special impetus this year thanks to the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to usher in a life of dignity for all people.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Second International Meeting of Global Action against Mass Atrocity Crimes, in Manila today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Radio Day, observed on 13 February:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the National Defence College of Oman, “The United Nations and Conflict Prevention in a Changing World”, in Muscat, Oman, today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Ethiopia humanitarian donors round table, in Addis Ababa, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the twenty-sixth African Union (AU) Summit, held under the theme “2016: African Year of Human Rights”, in Addis Ababa today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the luncheon of the African Leaders’ Malaria Alliance, in Addis Ababa today: