Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony to honour fallen peacekeepers, in New York on 29 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, observed 25 May:

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Wednesday, 29 May. This marks the fifth year in a row the United Nations will honour more than 100 blue helmets who lost their lives the previous year while serving the cause of peace. This sombre milestone is a stark reminder of the risks incurred by individuals who put their lives on the line when they deploy to United Nations missions around the world.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, observed on 23 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed on 17 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for Biological Diversity, to be observed on 22 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Families, with the theme: “Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity”, 15 May:

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Global Road Safety Week, 6–12 May:

The increasing violence across the world against traditional and new media journalists alike undermined the very foundation of democratic societies, good governance, freedom of expression, and the right to receive and impart information and ideas, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said top United Nations officials and journalists today during an observance of the twentieth anniversary of World Press Freedom Day.