Women and gender issues

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 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 is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United States summit on female genital mutilation (FGM), in Washington, D.C., today:

Following is the UN Secretary-General’s message, delivered by Luiza Carvalho, Regional Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for the Americas and the Caribbean to the General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, in Panama City today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed on 25 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event titled “Orange the World — Raise Money to End Violence against Women”, marking the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed 25 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Fatima bint Mubarak Motherhood and Childhood Forum, in Abu Dhabi today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the gala event to celebrate the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, in New York, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Rural Women, observed on 15 October: