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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statements
Opening remarks at press encounter
UNHQ - 30 July 2012
Opening remarks at event on the Olympic Truce and Sport for Social Change
London (UK) - 27 July 2012
Remarks at wrap-up press conference on trip to South-Eastern Europe
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 26 July 2012
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
Statement on Syria
UNHQ - 13 July 2012
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
Opening remarks at press encounter following briefing of the General Assembly on Outcome of Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
UNHQ - 28 June 2012
Remarks to Security Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Security Council - 25 June 2012
Remarks to the General Assembly on the situation in Syria
General Assembly - 07 June 2012
Opening remarks at a press conference with the Saudi Foreign Minister
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - 03 June 2012
Opening remarks to the media following visit to headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - 03 June 2012
Opening remarks at press conference with Foreign Minister of Turkey and President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government
Istanbul (Turkey) - 01 June 2012
Remarks at Alliance of Civilizations Partners Forum
Istanbul (Turkey) - 31 May 2012
Statement on behalf of the Secretary-General and the Joint Special Envoy for Syria
UNHQ - 26 May 2012
Remarks at an event hosted by the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea
New York (USA) - 16 May 2012
Briefing at informal meeting of the General Assembly
General Assembly - 09 May 2012
Remarks at lunch hosted by the American Society of International Law (ASIL)
Washington, D.C. (USA) - 07 May 2012
Opening remarks at press conference in New Delhi
New Delhi (India) - 27 April 2012
Opening remarks to the press after briefing the Security Council
UNHQ - 19 April 2012
Opening remarks at press conference with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) - 17 April 2012
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
Brussels (Belgium) - 16 April 2012
Opening remarks at press encounter with His Excellency Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
Brussels (Belgium) - 16 April 2012
Opening remarks to the media on the Security Council Resolution on Syria
Geneva (Switzerland) - 14 April 2012
Opening remarks at press at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Geneva (Switzerland) - 12 April 2012
Remarks to the General Assembly on the situation in Syria
General Assembly - 05 April 2012
Message to Group of Friends of the Syrian People (Delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe USG for Political Affairs)
Istanbul (Turkey) - 02 April 2012
Remarks to League of Arab States Summit
Baghdad (Iraq) - 29 March 2012
Opening remarks to the press
Kuwait City (Kuwait) - 28 March 2012
Remarks at Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations: "The United Nations and Malaysia in a Changing World" [as prepared for delivery]
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - 22 March 2012
Opening remarks at joint press conference with Malaysian Prime Minister
Putrajaya (Malaysia) - 22 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
Opening remarks to a group of journalists on Syria
UNHQ - 09 March 2012
Oral report to the General Assembly on the Implementation of Resolution 66/253 adopted on 16 February 2012
General Assembly - 02 March 2012
Opening remarks at joint press encounter with Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria
UNHQ - 29 February 2012
Opening remarks at joint press encounter with President Heinz Fischer
Vienna (Austria) - 16 February 2012
Remarks to Vienna Community "Empowering People in a Changing World"
Vienna (Austria) - 16 February 2012
Opening remarks at press encounter following briefing to the Security Council on his recent trip
UNHQ - 08 February 2012
Remarks at Herzliya Conference
Herzliya (Israel) - 02 February 2012
Opening remarks at joint press encounter with H.E. Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan
Amman (Jordan) - 31 January 2012
Remarks at dinner hosted by the Foreign Minister of Jordan
Amman (Jordan) - 31 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
Opening remarks at press conference, Beirut, Lebanon [unofficial transcript]
Beirut (Lebanon) - 13 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 at the opening of the Fourth Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations
Doha (Qatar) - 11 December 2011
Opening remarks at press event on Day of Seven Billion
UNHQ - 31 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 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
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 to Auckland University
Auckland (New Zealand) - 06 September 2011
Remarks to Korbel School Annual Dinner [as prepared for delivery]
Denver (Colorado) - 24 August 2011
Remarks to the Third Global Model United Nations Conference
Incheon (Republic of Korea) - 11 August 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following Security Council meeting on Syria
UNHQ - 03 August 2011
Opening remarks at press encounter following his participation in the 2011 ECOSOC High-Level Segment
Geneva (Switzerland) - 07 July 2011
Address to the 79th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors
Baltimore (USA) - 17 June 2011
Remarks to the Parliament of Uruguay
Montevideo (Uruguay) - 15 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
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
Address to the Summit of the League of Arab States
Sirte (Libya) - 27 March 2010
Remarks to the press at the League of Arab States summit
Sirte (Libya) - 27 March 2010
Remarks to the press before dinner hosted by President of Israel Shimon Peres
Jerusalem (Israel) - 20 March 2010
Remarks to the National Commission of the Anti-Defamation League
New York (USA) - 29 October 2009
Remarks to the Ministerial Meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East
Security Council - 11 May 2009
Statement to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement
UNHQ - 23 January 2009
Statement to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East
Security Council - 21 January 2009
Address to the Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit
Kuwait - 19 January 2009
Remarks at the Conference on Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Gaza
Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) - 18 January 2009
Address to the Lebanese Parliament
Beirut (Lebanon) - 17 January 2009
Joint press conference with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Cairo (Egypt) - 14 January 2009
Opening remarks to the press
UNHQ - 12 January 2009
Opening remarks at press conference on the launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2008
UNHQ - 11 September 2008
Closing Remarks at the Launch of the Union for the Mediterranean
Paris (France) - 13 July 2008
Speech at the international meeting on the Middle East
Annapolis (USA) - 27 November 2007
Remarks at the Americans for UNFPA [United Nations Population Fund] Gala for the Health and Dignity of Women
New York (USA) - 02 October 2007
Remarks at the foreign ministers' meeting on Iraq
Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) - 04 May 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's address to the League of Arab States in Riyadh
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) - 28 March 2007
