Statements and Messages

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 Alliance of Civilizations Summer School, in New York on 17 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the International Insurance Society Global Forum, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of the handover of the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the election of His Excellency Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark as President of the General Assembly, in New York on 15 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

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 the International Day of Yoga, observed on 21 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification, under the theme “Invest in healthy soils”, observed on 17 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the International University for Humanities and Development, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today: