Press Release

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

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote address, as prepared for delivery, at the opening session of the event marking World Toilet Day, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Hearing, in New York, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Universal Children’s Day, 20 November:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Brisbane, Australia, from Myanmar, late in the evening of 14 November.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council’s open debate on international cooperation in combating terrorism and violent extremism, in New York, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the conference: “United against Violence in the Name of Religion: Protecting Religious and Cultural Diversity in Iraq and Syria”, as delivered by Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, in Vienna, today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan (Australia):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Champions of the Earth Awards Ceremony, in Washington, D.C., today:

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s video message to the European Parliament on the occasion of World Toilet Day, today: