Statements and Messages

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, to be observed on 3 December:

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, observed on 2 December:

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 AIDS Day, observed on 1 December:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the Global Compact Network Spain, held in Madrid from 26 to 27 November:

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 Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November:

Following are UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) photo exhibition, in New York today: