Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the United Nations Energy Grant Award Ceremony, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Aleppo, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks at the opening of the exhibition “A Celebration of Leading Women in the United Nations”, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Central Emergency Response Fund high-level pledging conference, in New York, today:

On 2 December 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held informal consultations to consider the final report of the Panel of Experts, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 23(c) of resolution 2262 (2016).

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the opening of the 2016 Global Humanitarian Policy Forum, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament: “United for Shaping the Future”, organized by the Federal National Council and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Abu Dhabi from 12-13 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly plenary meeting to pay tribute to the Secretary-General and the taking of the oath of office by Secretary-General-designate António Guterres, in New York today:

On 12 December 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida approved the addition of the entry specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

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