Statements and Messages

The following statement was issued on 13 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, to be observed on 19 August:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing statement as prepared for delivery to the First World Congress of Global Partnership for Young Women and Second Global Partnership Forum, in Seoul today, 13 August:

The following statement was issued on 12 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the Yeosu Declaration Forum on 12 August:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the event to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and to launch the Oceans Compact in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, on 12 August:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Youth Forum in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, on 12 August:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education in Nagasaki today, 10 August:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in New York today, 9 August:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Consuelo Vidal, Resident Coordinator in Iran, to the Consultative Meeting on Syria, in Tehran today, 9 August: