Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inaugural meeting of the Leadership Group of Climate Resilience Initiative, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a meeting on regionalism and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the General Assembly high-level side event on “water as a source of peace: developing political momentum to advance water cooperation and prevent water-related conflicts”, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the SDG Advocacy Group, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on World Maritime Day, to be observed on 29 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, to the high-level event on “Achieving Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development”, in New York today:

The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer towards entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined the agreement today at a special event hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Gyan Chandra Acharya, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), to the leaders’ luncheon on ocean partnerships for sustainable development, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the high-level event on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the second meeting of the High-Level Panel on Water, in New York today: