Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Hua Jiang, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Public Information, to the Chess for Dialogue event organized by the Permanent Missions of Hungary and Ukraine, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the closing session of the Thirteenth Force Commanders/Heads of Military Components Conference 2015, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia):

The Secretary-General welcomed the papal encyclical released today.  He said that he and Pope Francis agree that climate change is a moral issue that requires collective action.  It is an issue of social justice, human rights and fundamental ethics.

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

Decrying a marked increase in grave violations committed against children in conflict zones, the Security Council today added abduction to the list of such crimes to be closely monitored, during an open debate on the issue that heard from some 80 speakers.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Li Yong, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), to the Vienna Energy Forum, in Vienna today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia):

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed on 26 June: