On Thursday evening, 28 January, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, flew from New York to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the twenty-sixth Africa Union Summit, whose theme was “2016: African Year of Human Rights with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women”.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the Supporting Syria and the Region conference, in London today:
On Sunday evening, 31 January 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived from Addis Ababa in Muscat, where he would deliver a lecture at the National Defense College.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the briefing on the High-Level Panel Report on Humanitarian Financing, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, upon receiving an honorary degree from the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, during a visit to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Cancer Day, observed on 4 February:
World Cancer Day, always an opportunity to rally the world, has special impetus this year thanks to the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to usher in a life of dignity for all people.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño (Venezuela):
