Statements and Messages

The following statement was issued on 1 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), in Yokohama, Japan, on 1 June:

The following statement was issued on 30 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the General Assembly on the report of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, in New York, 30 May:

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

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June under the theme “Think. Eat. Save: Reduce Your Foodprint”:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony to honour fallen peacekeepers, in New York on 29 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the wreath-laying on the International Day of Peacekeepers, in New York on 29 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the opening of the “Absence” exhibit in New York on 28 May: