Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the wreath-laying ceremony on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, in New York, 29 May:

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Tuesday, 29 May. This marks the fourth 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 for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May:

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

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, 5 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Families, 15 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May:

Expressing outrage over the continued killing and detention of journalists worldwide, top United Nations officials called on Governments this morning during an observance of World Press Freedom Day to better protect practitioners of traditional and new media alike, and to end impunity against attackers.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 3 May: