Statements and Messages

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of The Guardian’s Global Media Campaign to end female genital mutilation, in Nairobi today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the first Ministerial and Experts Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa, in Nairobi today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary‑General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, to the United Nations Association of New York Humanitarian Awards Dinner, in New York 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 World Cities Day, to be observed on 31 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Counter-Piracy Conference, “Countering Maritime Piracy: Securing State Recovery, Sustaining Momentum at Sea, Confronting Instability on Land”, delivered by Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates today:

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

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 International Conference on the Implementation of Regional Projects in the Aral Sea Basin, held 28-29 October in Urgench, Uzbekistan:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s video message to the Global Forum on Youth Policies, in Baku, Azerbaijan on 28 October: