Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at the open debate on the Role of Youth in Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Peace, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, to the Global Philanthropy Forum Conference, in Washington, D.C., today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Yury Fedotov, Director General of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to the second Ministerial Anti-Drug Conference on the Influence of Drugs on Global Security and Sustainable Development, in Moscow today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on faith leaders from around the world to use their wisdom and leadership to counter the forces of radicalization and intolerance and to stand up to promote dialogue and mutual understanding.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, 15 April, in order to meet with United States officials and participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.  Ban Ki-moon was the first Secretary-General to receive invitations to speak to the Development Committee and the International Monetary and Finance Committee of those two bodies.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Virginia Gamba, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the “A Century of Weapons of Mass Destruction:  Enough!” event, organized by the municipalities of Ypres and Langemarck-poelkapelle in cooperation with the International Network of Mayors for Peace, held in Ypres, Belgium, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel discussion “highlighting a counter-narrative: promoting tolerance for diversity, freedom of speech and human rights”, in New York today:

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 General Assembly thematic debate “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation:  Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism”, in New York today:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level panel discussion on "culture as an enabler of the sustainable development agenda:  contributions of cultural diversity and cultural exchanges in advancing the post-2015 development agenda", in New York, today: