Latest Statements

26 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Global Ministerial Conference on Addressing Hate Speech Through Education [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Delivering Climate Action - for People, Planet & Prosperity

25 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to event marking the 25th Anniversary of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Our Common Agenda [as delivered]

24 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on United Nations Day [scroll down for French version]

Berlin - Secretary-General's video message for the World Health Summit, 24-26 October

New York - Remarks on the 50th anniversary of General Assembly resolution 2758

22 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission: “Our Common Agenda and the New Agenda for Peace” [as delivered]

21 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to High-Level Segment of Meetings of Parties to Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making, Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and its Protocol on Pollutant Release/Transfer Registers

20 October 2021

Rome - Secretary-General's video message to the Finance in Common Summit

18 October 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini

17 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [scroll down for French version]

16 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Food Day [scroll down for French version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic [scroll down for French version]

15 October 2021

Riga - Secretary-General's video message to The Riga Conference

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan

14 October 2021

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Tribute to the Former President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Former President of Algeria [bilingual, as delivered]

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016)