Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message to the annual meeting of the Association of Former International Civil Servants, delivered by Netta Avedon, Chief, Human Resources Services, Office of Human Resources Management, in New York today, 21 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message in memory of Alison des Forges today, 21 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the ceremony for the launch of the Trust Fund and the appointment of Russell Simmons as Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial at the United Nations to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in New York today, 20 May:

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

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the I-8 (innovative eight) meeting on innovative financing for development, in Geneva today:

In an agreement that signals a significant convergence between developing and developed countries on key issues, countries agreed on a wide range of policy options and measures at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development to address the food and climate crises in a manner that improves the wealth and well-being of people while protecting the environment. The Commission reached its agreement on Friday evening, as it concluded its seventeenth session.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the Conference on Disarmament, delivered today in Geneva:

Following is the statement delivered today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon to the World Health Assembly, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today, 19 May:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of former United States President William J. Clinton as the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti.