Press Release

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

Ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September, and to mark the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, a 10-minute film introducing the sustainable development goals will be projected onto United Nations Headquarters, north façade of the Secretariat building, and west façade of the General Assembly building.  The projection brings to life each of the 17 goals to raise awareness about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event on “investing in early childhood development as the foundation for sustainable development”, today, in New York:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of "Women Lead the Way as Agents of Peace and Security", to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and 20-year anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Janos Pasztor, Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change, to the media launch of Climate Week NYC, in New York on 21 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks at the International Day of Peace Student Observance, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Paris, France from Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday morning, 25 August.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony for the International Day of Peace, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):