Humanitarian issues

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Syria today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria, in Kuwait City, 15 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria, in Kuwait City, 15 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-level Conference in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the “One Voice” video for the “The World Needs More” Campaign, in New York on 22 November:

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, delivered by Dag Sigurdson, United Nations Resident Coordinator, to the third Baku International Humanitarian Forum, in Baku from 31 October to 1 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations Association of New York 2013 Humanitarian Awards Dinner, delivered by Franz Baumann, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, in New York on 23 October:

Recognizing that women’s economic empowerment contributed greatly to the effectiveness of post-conflict prosperity, the Peacebuilding Commission today urged Governments, as well as international and regional organizations, to improve female participation in all stages of peace processes, from conflict resolution to post-conflict planning.