Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly thematic debate: “UN Peacekeeping — Looking into the Future” in New York, 22 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Public Service Day, to be observed 23 June:

On Public Service Day, 23 June, the United Nations will present awards to 23 public institutions from around the world in recognition of their excellence in public service, as well as their creative achievements in developing more effective and responsive public administrations.

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

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

“While long-term peace is difficult to achieve, it is more likely when a peacekeeping mission is part of the picture,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a special General Assembly meeting today, as he emphasized the need to ensure that the United Nations was equipped with the requisite human, material and financial resources, and political backing of its Member States, to deploy successful peace operations.

Speaking out against the militarization of Guam by the United States, several petitioners today called upon members of the Special Committee on Decolonization to visit the Non-Self-Governing Territory and see the situation for themselves as soon as possible.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to a press conference to launch the 2010 Millennium Development Goals report in New York, 23 June:

The following Security Council press statement on the deaths of three peacekeepers in Darfur was issued today by Council President Claude Heller (Mexico):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the welcoming session for the Global Compact Leaders Summit, in New York, 23 June: