Latest statements

19 August 2010

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Humanitarian Day

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony marking World Humanitarian Day

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly meeting on "Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance"

18 August 2010

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the deaths of three MONUSCO peacekeepers [please scroll down for the French version)

16 August 2010

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Darfur [revised]

16 August 2010

Fortaleza - Secretary-General's message to Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-Arid Regions on the Launch of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

15 August 2010

Islamabad - Secretary-General's press conference following his visit to the flood-affected zones in Pakistan

Islamabad - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival in Pakistan

15 August 2010

Sultan Colony - Secretary-General's remarks at camp for displaced people

14 August 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Secretary-General's video message to Global Model United Nations

13 August 2010

New York - Secretary-General Welcomes Entry into Force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety and Security of United Nations and Associated Personnel

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

12 August 2010

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on the International Day of Youth

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on behalf of the Secretary-General's Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May Flotilla Incident

10 August 2010

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Fires in the Russian Federation

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General for the Secretary-General on Floods and Landslides in China

09 August 2010

New York - The Secretary-General's Press Conference

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to ceremony marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous People

07 August 2010

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the naming of the Israeli and Turkish members of the Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010

06 August 2010

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's press conference

Hiroshima - Remarks at Welcome Ceremony in Hiroshima (as prepared for delivery)

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's remarks at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Tokyo - Secretary-General's remarks at reception hosted by Global Compact Network Japan [as prepared for delivery]

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's remarks at Monument to Korean Victims and Survivors [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Kenya

05 August 2010

Nagasaki - Secretary-General's press conference at Urakami Cathedral

Nagasaki - Secretary-General's remarks at wreath-laying ceremony (as prepared for delivery)

Nagasaki - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at memorial for Korean atomic-bomb victims

04 August 2010

Tokyo - Secretary-General's remarks at joint press encounter with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan [unofficial transcript of Secretary-General's remarks only]

Tokyo - Secretary-General's remarks at dialogue with Waseda University students

Port Vila - Secretary-General's remarks to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting [delivered by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the United Republic of Tanzania

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the floods in Pakistan

03 August 2010

Tokyo - Secretary-General's joint press encounter with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada [unofficial transcript of Secretary-General's comments only]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the exchange of fire between Lebanese Armed Forces and Israel Defense Forces

03 August 2010

Jakarta - Secretary-General's message to Special Ministerial Meeting for the Millennium Development Goal Reviw in Asia and the Pacific, 3-4 August

02 August 2010

New York - Secretary-General's statement on the establishment of the Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's message to World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 2-9 August 2010

02 August 2010

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the deaths of four UNAMID peacekeepers

01 August 2010

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on floods in Pakistan

30 July 2010

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General on the entry-into-force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

29 July 2010

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to 2010 UN21 Awards Ceremony

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Kalma camp

28 July 2010

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Air Crash in Pakistan

27 July 2010

Hiroshima - Secretary-General's message to Hiroshima Conference for the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons by 2020

26 July 2010

Kampala - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the African Leaders Malaria Alliance

Kampala - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to gala dinner at African Union Summit

26 July 2010

Kampala - Secretary-General's remarks to the African Union Summit

Noon Briefing Highlights

New York, 24 September 2025

HIGH-LEVEL SPECIAL EVENT ON CLIMATE ACTION TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL RENEWING CALLS FOR ACTION...
AT FIRST SUMMIT FOR SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY, U.N. CHIEF CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION...
D.R. CONGO: NEARLY 45,000 DOSES OF EBOLA VACCINE DISPATCHED TO THE KASAI PROVINCE TO RESPOND TO RECENT OUTBREAK...

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