Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the High-Level Political Forum side event on El Niño and Climate, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, in New York today:

Following are UN secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Han Seung-Soo, Special Envoy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water, to the World Cities Summit, Singapore International Water Week and Cleanenviro Summit, in Singapore today: 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Eco Forum global annual conference, in Guiyang, China, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the second Global Conference on Climate Change and Health, held in Geneva on 7‑8 July:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Business and Climate Summit, in London today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the global celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification, in Beijing today:

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