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

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, observed 27 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the World Economic Forum plenary session on combating chronic disease, in Davos, Switzerland, on 27 January:

Expressing deep concern at the challenges to Member States and the United Nations humanitarian response capacity to deal with the consequences of natural disasters, General Assembly delegates today urged updating early warning systems, disaster preparedness and risk reduction measures at all levels to fulfil pledges made in the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, a global blueprint to reduce social, economic and environmental losses caused by such emergencies.

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

Midway through its two-week session, the United Nations Forum on Forests took stock this afternoon of the progress made by its two working groups, while considering plans for its work during the second week.

The Chairperson of the United Nations Forum on Forests introduced today the draft declaration expected from its upcoming ministerial segment and the draft omnibus resolution anticipated to form the main outcome of the current two-week session.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Côte d’Ivoire, held in Addis Ababa on 29 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Summit of the African Union, in Addis Ababa on 30 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Dryland Policy Alliance, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 January: