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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statements
Remarks at Memorial Centre in Srebrenica
Srebrenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 26 July 2012
Address to Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 26 July 2012
Remarks at Japan's National Press Club
Tokyo (Japan) - 08 July 2012
Remarks to Security Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Security Council - 25 June 2012
Remarks to the special cultural event supporting UN Women and celebrating the sixty-sixth presidency of the General Assembly
UNHQ - 06 June 2012
Remarks at an event hosted by the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea
New York (USA) - 16 May 2012
Remarks at lunch hosted by the American Society of International Law (ASIL)
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 07 May 2012
Remarks to Security Council open debate on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts
Security Council - 04 May 2012
Address to the Parliament of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) - 17 April 2012
Opening remarks at press encounter with His Excellency Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
Brussels (Belgium) - 16 April 2012
Remarks to League of Arab States Summit
Baghdad (Iraq) - 29 March 2012
Address to the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue: "The United Nations and global security: collaboration and partnership"
Jakarta (Indonesia) - 21 March 2012
Remarks at Security Council meeting on Changes in the Middle East
Security Council - 12 March 2012
Remarks to Security Council on impact of transnational organized crime on West Africa and the Sahel
UNHQ - 21 February 2012
Opening remarks at joint press encounter with President Heinz Fischer
Vienna (Austria) - 16 February 2012
Remarks at Herzliya Conference
Herzliya (Israel) - 02 February 2012
Opening remarks at press conference at the African Union Summit
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 30 January 2012
Remarks to the Summit of the African Union
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 29 January 2012
Opening remarks at press conference
UNHQ - 25 January 2012
Address to Stanley Foundation Conference on the Responsibility to Protect
New York (USA) - 18 January 2012
Keynote address at high-level meeting on Reform and Transitions to Democracy [as delivered]
Beirut (Lebanon) - 15 January 2012
Remarks to the Security Council on the UN-AU Partnership in Peace and Security
Security Council - 12 January 2012
Opening remarks during New Year's visit to UN-accredited journalists
New York (USA) - 06 January 2012
Opening remarks at end-of-year press conference
UNHQ - 14 December 2011
Remarks to the General Assembly on his visit to Libya
General Assembly - 10 November 2011
Opening remarks at press conference in Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli (Libya) - 02 November 2011
Remarks at Security Council open debate on Women and Peace and Security
Security Council - 28 October 2011
Remarks to Non-Governmental Organizations
UNHQ - 26 October 2011
Statement of the Secretary-General on the Declaration of the Liberation of Libya
New York (USA) - 23 October 2011
Remarks at briefing for Member States on the work of the Global Sustainability Panel
UNHQ - 20 October 2011
Statement by the Secretary-General on Libya
UNHQ - 20 October 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following his meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Stockholm (Sweden) - 12 October 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark
Copenhagen (Denmark) - 11 October 2011
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway
Oslo (Norway) - 10 October 2011
Remarks at the 2011-2012 Otto L. Walter Lecture at New York Law School
New York (USA) - 04 October 2011
Remarks at Special Event on the Occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence [As delivered]
UNHQ - 30 September 2011
Remarks at Breakfast Roundtable with Foreign Ministers on "The Responsibility to Protect: Responding to Imminent Threats of Mass Atrocities" [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 23 September 2011
Address to the 66th General Assembly: "We the Peoples"
General Assembly - 21 September 2011
Toast at lunch for Heads of State and Government
UNHQ - 21 September 2011
Remarks at High-Level meeting on Libya
UNHQ - 20 September 2011
Remarks at Informal Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie on the Main Political Transitions in the Francophonie (as prepared for delivery)
UNHQ - 20 September 2011
Remarks at G8 Meeting on the Deauville Partnership [as prepared for delivery]
UNHQ - 20 September 2011
Opening remarks at press conference
UNHQ - 15 September 2011
Remarks to Sydney University
Sydney (Australia) - 08 September 2011
Remarks at dinner with Governor-General of Australia [as prepared for delivery]
Canberra (Australia) - 08 September 2011
Remarks at Reception hosted by Governor of New South Wales [As prepared for delivery]
New South Wales (Australia) - 07 September 2011
Remarks to Auckland University
Auckland (New Zealand) - 06 September 2011
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Canberra (Australia) - 03 September 2011
Remarks to the International Conference in Support of the New Libya - as delivered
Paris (France) - 01 September 2011
Remarks to the press following the "International Conference in support of the new Libya"
Paris (France) - 01 September 2011
Briefing to the Security Council on Libya
Security Council - 30 August 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter on Libya
UNHQ - 26 August 2011
Remarks to Korbel School Annual Dinner [as prepared for delivery]
Denver (Colorado) - 24 August 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter at UN Headquarters
UNHQ - 22 August 2011
Remarks for World Humanitarian Day 2011
UNHQ - 19 August 2011
Remarks to breakfast meeting with the Diplomatic Corps - as prepared for delivery
Seoul (Republic of Korea) - 12 August 2011
Remarks to the Third Global Model United Nations Conference
Incheon (Republic of Korea) - 11 August 2011
Remarks at Korea Society Annual Dinner
New York (USA) - 01 August 2011
Remarks to General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
General Assembly - 12 July 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following his participation in the 2011 ECOSOC High-Level Segment
Geneva (Switzerland) - 07 July 2011
Remarks on the election of the President of the Sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly
General Assembly - 22 June 2011
Address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - "Argentina and the World"
Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 13 June 2011
Opening remarks to the media at press conference
UNHQ - 06 June 2011
Remarks to Extraordinary Summit of the African Union on Peace and Security Issues in Africa [as delivered]
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 25 May 2011
Remarks to the Informal Thematic Debate on Migration and Development
UNHQ - 19 May 2011
Remarks to the UNA-USA Global Classrooms Model UN Conference
UNHQ - 12 May 2011
Remarks to the Second International Forum on Sport, Peace and Development
Geneva (Switzerland) - 11 May 2011
Opening remarks at press conference
Geneva (Switzerland) - 11 May 2011
Address to the Sofia Platform
Sofia (Bulgaria) - 06 May 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter
UNHQ - 26 April 2011
Opening remarks at start of meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Moscow (Russian Federation) - 22 April 2011
Address to the Kiev Institute of International Relations
Kiev (Ukraine) - 21 April 2011
Remarks at joint press conference with President of Hungary
Budapest (Hungary) - 18 April 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 to the Cairo Conference on Libya [as prepared for delivery]
Cairo (Egypt) - 14 April 2011
Opening remarks at press conference following the Cairo Conference on Libya
Cairo (Egypt) - 14 April 2011
Statement to the Libya Contact Group on the next steps in implementing Security Council resolution 1973 [As delivered]
Doha (Qatar) - 13 April 2011
Remarks to General Assembly on "The Rule Of Law And Global Challenges" [As delivered]
UNHQ - 11 April 2011
Opening remarks at press conference after meeting with IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano
Nairobi (Kenya) - 01 April 2011
Opening remarks at press conference following the opening of a new UN building
Nairobi (Kenya) - 31 March 2011
Statement on the situation in Libya and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1973
London (UK) - 29 March 2011
Remarks introducing the President of Italy at the General Assembly
General Assembly - 28 March 2011
Briefing to the Security Council on the situation in Libya
Security Council - 24 March 2011
Opening remart at press encounter after briefing Security Council
UNHQ - 24 March 2011
Opening comments at press conference
Tunis (Tunisia) - 22 March 2011
Opening remarks at press stakeout following meeting with Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
Cairo (Egypt) - 21 March 2011
Speech at El Sawy Culture Wheel Centre, entitled "Listening to the People: A Changing Arab world and the UN" [as prepared for delivery]
Cairo (Egypt) - 21 March 2011
Opening remarks at press conference at Al Sawy Culturewheel Centre in Cairo
Cairo (Egypt) - 21 March 2011
Opening remarks to the press following his meeting with Egytian Foreign Minister Nabil El-Araby
Cairo (Egypt) - 20 March 2011
Remarks to meeting on Libya
Paris (France) - 19 March 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero Rodriguez
Madrid (Spain) - 18 March 2011
Statement on Libya
UNHQ - 17 March 2011
Remarks at press conference after meeting with regional leaders of Central America
Guatemala City (Guatemala) - 16 March 2011
Remarks at meeting with regional leaders of Central America
Guatemala City (Guatemala) - 16 March 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter with his Special Envoy to Libya
UNHQ - 11 March 2011
Remarks to the General Assembly on Libya
General Assembly - 01 March 2011
Comments at the Holocaust Museum
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 28 February 2011
Remarks to the Security Council on Libya
Security Council - 26 February 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following his briefing to the Security Council on Peace and Security in Africa
UNHQ - 25 February 2011
Remarks to Security Council Meeting on Peace and Security in Africa
Security Council - 25 February 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter
UNHQ - 23 February 2011
Remarks to the Global Creative Forum Dinner (as prepared for delivery)
Los Angeles (USA) - 22 February 2011
Opening remarks to the press on Libya
Los Angeles (USA) - 21 February 2011
