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28 April 2015

Vatican City - Secretary-General's Remarks at Workshop on the Moral Dimensions of Climate Change and Sustainable Development "Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity" [As Delivered]
Paris - Secretary-General's remarks at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development [as prepared for delivery]
Vatican City - Secretary-General's remarks to press in Vatican City [scroll down for Q+A]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on pre-election violence in Burundi [scroll down for French]

28 April 2015

New York - Secretary-General's message to Symposium on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Energy; Fresh Ideas for the Future
Vatican City - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis
Kiev - Secretary-General's message to the International Ukraine Support Conference

27 April 2015

New York - Secretary-General's message to the official opening of the Vienna Cafe at UN Headquarters [delivered by Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet]
New York - Secretary-General's message to General Assembly meeting entitled "Harmony with Nature: Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Including Addressing Climate Change in the Post 2015 Development Agenda” [delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabine
New York - Secretary-General's message to 2015 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Appeal Assembly
New York - Secretary-General's message to Rabbi Arthur Schneier's Papal Knighthood Investiture Ceremony
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Darfur

27 April 2015

New York - Secretary-General's message to the Opening Plenary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Sicily - Secretary-General’s remarks on board the Italian naval ship the San Giusto

26 April 2015

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the 29th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in Togo

25 April 2015

New York - Message by the Secretary-General on World Malaria Day
New York - Le Secrétaire général - Message publié à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du paludisme
New York - Statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Nepal earthquake
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on announcement of executions in Indonesia

24 April 2015

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Nikos Kotzias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
New York - Readout of meeting of Secretary-General's Partnership Group on Myanmar
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in Togo
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali [Scroll down for French version]

23 April 2015

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Open Debate on the Role of Youth in Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Peace [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at International Conference on Measuring Sustainable Development [as delivered]

23 April 2015

Moscow - Secretary-General's message to Second Ministerial Anti-Drug Conference on the Influence of Drugs on Global Security and Sustainable Development
Washington, DC - Secretary-General's message to Global Philanthropy Forum Conference

22 April 2015

New York - Message on International Mother Earth Day [scroll down for French version]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly Thematic Debate "Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism"
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Panel Discussion: Highlighting a Counter-narrative: Promoting Tolerance for Diversity, Freedom of Speech and Human Rights
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter following General Assembly debate on "Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism"
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on xenophobic violence in South Africa

22 April 2015

Ypres - Secretary-General's message to “A Century of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Enough!" - Event organized by the Municipalities of Ypres and Langemarck-Poelkapelle in Cooperation with the International Network of Mayors for Peace

21 April 2015

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's phone call to H.E. Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with H.E. Mr. Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister of Italy
New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
New York - Secretary-General's remarks at opening of High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism
New York - Secretary-General's Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East [As delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Panel Discussion on "Culture as an enabler of sustainable development agenda: Contributions of cultural diversity and cultural exchanges in advancing the Post-2015 Development Agenda" [as prepared for deliv

21 April 2015

Ypres - Secretary-General's message to event organised by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the First Use of Chemical Weapons

20 April 2015

New York - Secretary-General's Opening remarks at Special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and UN Conference on Trade and Development [As delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Member States briefing on the World Humanitarian Summit
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues [as delivered]
New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at lunch discussion to mark World Malaria Day 2015 [as prepared for delivery]
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on UN Staff in Garowe, Somalia

20 April 2015

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of Ethiopians in Libya

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New York, 21 July 2025

  • THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IS APPALLED BY THE ACCELERATING BREAKDOWN OF HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN GAZA…
  • YEMEN: U.N. CHIEF DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RENEWED AIRSTRIKES ON HUDAYDAH PORT; URGES ALL INVOLVED TO CEASE ALL ATTACKS IMMEDIATELY…
  • U.N. CHIEF TO DELIVER SPECIAL ADDRESS ON CLIMATE ON TUESDAY, 22 JULY...
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