Latest Statements

25 September 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level meeting on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Meeting on Financing for the African Union Stabilization Mission in Somalia [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-Being [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers [as delivered]

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

24 September 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the First Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy: Implementing Commitments on Financing the Sustainable Development Goals [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the G77 Foreign Ministers' Meeting [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the High-level Special Event on Climate Action [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Artificial Intelligence and International Peace and Security [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on correspondence from the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations

23 September 2025

New York - Secretary-General's address to the Opening of the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly [trilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English, all-French, Arabic and Hebrew]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Meeting on the Global Development Initiative [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Ukraine [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French]

22 September 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly marking the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Meeting on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French]

New York - Secretary-General's video message at the Opening of the Sustainable Development Goals' Media Zone

New York - Secretary-General's message in support of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law on the Eve of the High-level Week of the 80th Session of the General Assembly

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the SDG Moment Event 2025 [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for All-English and All-French]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English, all-French, Arabic and Hebrew]

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016)