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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statements
Remarks at Japan's National Press Club
Tokyo (Japan) - 08 July 2012
Remarks at press encounter with Koichiro Gemba, Foreign Minister of Japan
Tokyo (Japan) - 08 July 2012
Remarks at MDG Advocates high-level side event "Sustainable Futures: Accelerating progress on the MDGs through Youth Innovations"
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - 21 June 2012
Remarks to the University of Luxembourg [as prepared for delivery]
Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) - 17 April 2012
Opening remarks at joint press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia
Bogor (Indonesia) - 20 March 2012
Opening remarks at end-of-year press conference
UNHQ - 14 December 2011
Remarks at Memorial for Fallen Staff
UNHQ - 21 November 2011
Remarks at Every Woman, Every Child Dinner with Public and Private Partners
Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 15 November 2011
Speech at Dhaka University
Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 15 November 2011
Remarks at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) [as prepared for delivery]
Rajendrapur (Bangladesh) - 14 November 2011
Opening remarks at media stakeout with rock bank Linkin Park in support of Sustainable Energy for all Initiative
UNHQ - 08 November 2011
Remarks to the 2011 Labour Summit (L20)
Cannes (France) - 03 November 2011
Remarks at UN4U Event at New Explorations into Science, Mathematics and Technology School [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 24 October 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following his meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Stockholm (Sweden) - 12 October 2011
Address to the 66th General Assembly: "We the Peoples"
General Assembly - 21 September 2011
Remarks to Korbel School Annual Dinner [as prepared for delivery]
Denver (Colorado) - 24 August 2011
Remarks for World Humanitarian Day 2011
UNHQ - 19 August 2011
Remarks at United Nations Academic Impact Forum
Seoul (Republic of Korea) - 10 August 2011
Opening remarks at press stakeout with Foreign Minister of Japan
Tokyo (Japan) - 08 August 2011
Remarks at dinner in honour of Alain Le Roy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 25 July 2011
Remarks to the General Assembly after being elected for a second term
General Assembly - 21 June 2011
Address to the 79th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors
Baltimore (USA) - 17 June 2011
Opening remarks at press stakeout with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota
Brasilia (Brazil) - 16 June 2011
Remarks to the Parliament of Uruguay
Montevideo (Uruguay) - 15 June 2011
Remarks to National School for Peacekeeping Operations [as prepared for delivery]
Montevideo (Uruguay) - 15 June 2011
Opening remarks at press conference after meeting with President Jose Mujica of Uruguay
Montevideo (Uruguay) - 14 June 2011
Remarks at Joint Training Centre for Peacekeeping Operations (CAECOPAZ) [as prepared for delivery]
Campo de Mayo (Argentina) - 14 June 2011
Address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - "Argentina and the World"
Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 13 June 2011
Opening remarks at press conference with President Cristina Fernandez
Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 13 June 2011
Remarks at the signing ceremony for the "Prosperity Agreement"
Cartagena (Columbia) - 11 June 2011
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Cartagena (Columbia) - 11 June 2011
Opening remarks to the media at press conference
UNHQ - 06 June 2011
Remarks to the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Geneva (Switzerland) - 10 May 2011
Address at Hungarian Academy of Sciences organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the UN Association of Hungary [as prepared for delivery]
Budapest (Hungary) - 18 April 2011
Remarks at wreath-laying ceremony
UNHQ - 06 April 2011
Remarks to Security Council on Haiti [As delivered]
Security Council - 06 April 2011
Remarks to Meeting of Civil Society Groups
Tunis (Tunisia) - 22 March 2011
Remarks at press conference after meeting with regional leaders of Central America
Guatemala City (Guatemala) - 16 March 2011
Remarks at press encounter with President Alvaro Colom Caballeros of Guatemala
Guatemala City (Guatemala) - 16 March 2011
Remarks at meeting with regional leaders of Central America
Guatemala City (Guatemala) - 16 March 2011
Remarks at Memorial Service for New Zealand earthquake victims [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 11 March 2011
Remarks to the Global Creative Forum Dinner (as prepared for delivery)
Los Angeles (USA) - 22 February 2011
Memorial Service for Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
New York (USA) - 17 February 2011
Address at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos [as prepared for delivery]
Lima (Peru) - 15 February 2011
Opening remarks at press conference with Peruvian President Alan Garcia
Lima (Peru) - 15 February 2011
Remarks at General Assembly informal thematic debate on Disaster Risk Reduction
New York (USA) - 09 February 2011
Speech at Humboldt University
Berlin (Germany) - 04 February 2011
Cyril Foster Lecture at Oxford University: "Human Protection and the 21st Century United Nations"
Oxford (UK) - 02 February 2011
Remarks to the Humanitarian Funding Conference
Geneva (Switzerland) - 25 January 2011
Opening remarks to Press Conference
UNHQ - 14 January 2011
Remarks to the General Assembly on 2011 Priorities
General Assembly - 14 January 2011
Remarks at ceremony marking first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti
UNHQ - 12 January 2011
Opening remarks at UN Headquarters year-end press conference
UNHQ - 17 December 2010
Remarks to Replenishment Conference for the Central Emergency Response Fund
UNHQ - 14 December 2010
Remarks to the General Assembly on Haiti
General Assembly - 03 December 2010
Address to the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
New Jersey (USA) - 22 November 2010
Remarks at Memorial for Mr. Nestor Kirchner, Former President of Argentina and Secretary-General of UNASUR
UNHQ - 15 November 2010
Remarks at Roosevelt House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony [as prepared for delivery]
New York (USA) - 15 November 2010
Opening remarks at press conference following meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand [unofficial transcript]
Bangkok (Thailand) - 26 October 2010
Remarks to the Security Council on peacebuilding
Security Council - 13 October 2010
Remarks to High-Level Meeting on Small Island Developing States
UNHQ - 24 September 2010
Address to the 65th General Assembly: "Pulling Together in Testing Times: Securing a Better Future for All"
General Assembly - 23 September 2010
Remarks at the High-level Event on Biodiversity
UNHQ - 22 September 2010
Opening remarks at press conference
UNHQ - 13 September 2010
Opening remarks at press conference in Vaduz [unofficial transcript]
Vaduz (Liechtenstein) - 01 September 2010
Remarks at ceremony marking World Humanitarian Day
UNHQ - 19 August 2010
Remarks to General Assembly meeting on "Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance"
General Assembly - 19 August 2010
Remarks at dialogue with Waseda University students
Tokyo (Japan) - 04 August 2010
Remarks to the Inter-Parliamentary Union World Conference of Speakers of Parliament: "Parliaments in Time of Crisis: Security Global Democratic Accountability"
Geneva (Switzerland) - 19 July 2010
Remarks at the 31st meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Montego Bay (Jamaica) - 04 July 2010
Remarks at reception marking 40th Anniversary of the International Peace Institute (IPI)
UNHQ - 16 June 2010
Remarks to the Republic of Cameroon National Assembly [As prepared for delivery]
Yaounde (Cameroon) - 10 June 2010
Remarks to the press at the airport before departing Cameroon
Yaounde (Cameroon) - 10 June 2010
Remarks to the UNA-USA National Convention [as prepared for delivery]
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 07 June 2010
Remarks at meeting on the Global Effort to Increase the Participation of Women in United Nations Policing in Peacekeeping Operations
UNHQ - 04 June 2010
Remarks to Brazilian Haiti Peacekeeping Commemoration [as prepared for delivery]
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - 27 May 2010
Opening remarks at press conference in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - 27 May 2010
Remarks to the United Nations Association of Canada [as prepared for delivery]
Ottawa (Canada) - 12 May 2010
Remarks at Press Stakeout after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Ottawa (Canada) - 12 May 2010
Opening remarks to the Haiti Donors Conference [as delivered]
UNHQ - 31 March 2010
Opening remarks at joint press conference following Haiti Donor Conference
UNHQ - 31 March 2010
Remarks to "State of the Planet 2010: Connecting voices globally to meet the challenges of climate change, poverty and economic recovery"
UNHQ - 25 March 2010
Remarks with Israeli Deputy Minister Daniel Ayalon, Mashav (Israel's National Agency for International Development) and members of the Government of Israel Haiti Medical Team
Jerusalem (Israel) - 21 March 2010
Remarks to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem (Israel) - 21 March 2010
Remarks to the press before dinner hosted by President of Israel Shimon Peres
Jerusalem (Israel) - 20 March 2010
Opening remarks at press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Moscow (Russian Federation) - 18 March 2010
Opening comments at monthly press conference
UNHQ - 16 March 2010
Remarks to the press in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince (Haiti) - 14 March 2010
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Haitian President Rene Preval
Port-au-Prince (Haiti) - 14 March 2010
Remarks before meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
UNHQ - 12 March 2010
Remarks to the Memorial Ceremony in Honour of Those Killed in the Haiti Earthquake
UNHQ - 09 March 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter in Concepción, Chile
Concepcion (Chile) - 06 March 2010
Excerpts from the joint press encounter with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (translated from Spanish)
Santiago (Chile) - 05 March 2010
Bernard Brodie Lecture on Conditions for Peace at the University of California
Los Angeles (USA) - 02 March 2010
Remarks at launch of revised Haiti Flash Appeal
UNHQ - 18 February 2010
Press encounter following launch of Revised Haiti Flash Appeal
UNHQ - 18 February 2010
Remarks to Security Council open debate on transition and exit strategies for peacekeeping operations
Security Council - 12 February 2010
Remarks at signing ceremony for compacts with senior managers [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 12 February 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter after briefing the Security Council on his recent trip to Europe and Africa
UNHQ - 03 February 2010
Remarks to the Summit of the African Union - "An Agenda for Prosperity and Peace"
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 31 January 2010
Opening remarks at a press encounter at UN Headquarters
UNHQ - 27 January 2010
Remarks to the General Assembly on Haiti
General Assembly - 22 January 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter with President Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Haiti
UNHQ - 21 January 2010
Remarks at Mass in Remembrance of Those Who Died in Haiti
New York (USA) - 20 January 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter following Security Council adoption of resolution on Haiti
UNHQ - 19 January 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter on Haiti
UNHQ - 18 January 2010
Opening remarks at press conference in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince (Haiti) - 17 January 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter on Haiti
UNHQ - 15 January 2010
Remarks to Global Colloquium of University Presidents on New Technologies for Meeting Global Challenges
Yale University (USA) - 14 January 2010
Opening remarks at a press encounter on Haiti
UNHQ - 14 January 2010
Opening remarks to the press on the earthquake in Haiti
UNHQ - 13 January 2010
Remarks to the Security Council on Haiti and on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations
UNHQ - 13 January 2010
Briefing to the General Assembly on the Emergency in Haiti
UNHQ - 13 January 2010
Opening remarks at press encounter after briefing Member States on the situation in Haiti
UNHQ - 13 January 2010
Statement on the earthquake in Haiti
UNHQ - 12 January 2010
Remarks to Security Council meeting on Drug Trafficking as a Threat to International Peace and Security
UNHQ - 08 December 2009
Remarks to the National Commission of the Anti-Defamation League
New York (USA) - 29 October 2009
Remarks at UN Day Concert: "A Tribute to UN Peacekeeping"
UNHQ - 23 October 2009
Opening remarks at Mini-Summit with CARICOM
UNHQ - 26 September 2009
Address to the 64th General Assembly: "Now Is Our Time"
General Assembly - 23 September 2009
Speech entitled Adapting to Climate Change
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) - 27 July 2009
Speech to the Foreign Policy Association
New York (USA) - 17 June 2009
Commencement Address at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies: "Global Leadership in a Time of Crisis"
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 21 May 2009
Remarks at Tsunami Lessons Learned Event
UNHQ - 24 April 2009
Remarks to the Fifth Summit of the Americas
Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) - 18 April 2009
Remarks at High-level Donor Conference on Haiti
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 14 April 2009
Opening remarks at press conference
UNHQ - 12 March 2009
Remarks at ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of Spain's participation in UN peacekeeping missions
Madrid (spain) - 27 January 2009
Opening remarks at Year-End Press Conference, The Responsibility to Deliver
UNHQ - 17 December 2008
Remarks at the Observance of World Food Day
UNHQ - 23 October 2008
Address to the 63rd session of the General Assembly: "A Call to Global Leadership"
General Assembly - 23 September 2008
Remarks at the Church of the Holy Family
New York (USA) - 15 September 2008
Opening remarks at press conference on the launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2008
UNHQ - 11 September 2008
Joint press statement with Mexican President Felipe Calderon
Mexico City (Mexico) - 04 August 2008
Remarks to the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security
Security Council - 19 June 2008
Remarks to the Unveiling of the BBC Memorial to Slain Journalists
London (UK) - 16 June 2008
Address at High-level Conference on World Food Security
Rome (Italy) - 03 June 2008
Remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Food Security in Haiti
Rome (Italy) - 02 June 2008
Remarks to the Security Council debate on post-conflict stabilization : Peace after war
Security Council - 20 May 2008
Remarks to the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - 'We Can Do This'
Accra (Ghana) - 20 April 2008
Remarks to Introduce His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the Staff of the United Nations
General Assembly - 18 April 2008
Address as prepared for delivery to the Davos World Economic Forum
Davos (Switzerland) - 24 January 2008
Remarks to the Security Council on the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security
Security Council - 06 November 2007
Remarks at breakfast with leaders of civil society, the private sector and political parties of Haiti
Port-au-Prince (Haiti) - 02 August 2007
Remarks at wreath-laying ceremony on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
UNHQ - 29 May 2007
Remarks at the opening of the exhibition “Lest We Forget -- The Triumph over Slavery”
New York (USA) - 02 March 2007
Remarks to the Security Council debate on the role of the Security Council in supporting security sector reform
Security Council - 20 February 2007
