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

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be marked on 29 May at United Nations Headquarters in New York, as well as its peacekeeping missions and offices around the world, with a special focus on women peacekeepers, as the United Nations tries to move towards gender equity in its ranks.

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

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

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

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

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the observance of World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 7 May:

Cautioning against increasing attempts to suppress Internet access, stifle Web-based journalism and censor news reporters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Governments to uphold freedom of opinion and expression for all journalists, bloggers and media professionals, “as a matter of principle, and because a free press is essential for building a better world”.

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