Press Release

In a continuing effort to encourage wider participation in the multilateral treaty framework, the United Nations is hosting the annual Treaty Event at its Headquarters from 28 September to 1 October.

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

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) “Voices of Children" event with Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Children and the Sustainable Development Goals:  Giving Every Child a Chance, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the presidential dialogue on the African urban agenda, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for an event entitled “Cities Driving Sustainable Development:  Endorsing the SDGs and Committing to their Implementation”, delivered by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the meeting of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Leadership Council, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ministerial meeting of the Group of 77 developing countries and China, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Unilever dinner on “Better Growth through Sustainable Development”, in New York today: