Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Budapest Water Summit, in Budapest today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the opening session of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today: 

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s welcoming remarks at the opening session of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference in Ashgabat, Turkministan, today:

ASHGABAT, 27 November — As the first ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded today, representatives of more than 50 countries endorsed the Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations, with a view to supporting cleaner, greener transportation, from local transit systems to worldwide multimodal networks.

ASHGABAT, 26 November — The first ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference opened today, bringing together key stakeholders from Governments, the United Nations system and other international organizations, the private sector and civil society, to engage in a dialogue over two days on the integrated and cross-cutting nature of transport and its multiple roles in supporting the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the High School Student Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day in Kuroshio, Japan, today:

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