Latest Statements

13 August 2024

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Secretary-General's video message to the International Summit of Young Leaders [Spanish only]

12 August 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day 2024: “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development” [scroll down for French version]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Addressing the Historical Injustice and Enhancing Africa's Effective Representation in the Security Council [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

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

11 August 2024

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

09 August 2024

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

Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 79th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

06 August 2024

Hiroshima, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 79th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

05 August 2024

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

03 August 2024

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

02 August 2024

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, Poland - Secretary-General's video message on the Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti

31 July 2024

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Situation in the Middle East

30 July 2024

New York - Secretary-General's message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: “Leave no child behind in the fight against human trafficking” [scroll down for French version]

26 July 2024

Paris, France - Secretary-General's video message for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games [scroll down for French version]

25 July 2024

Paris, France - Secretary-General's video message to the opening of the Summit on Sport for Sustainable Development [French only]

24 July 2024

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Secretary-General's video message to the Launch of the 2024 State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World: Financing to End Hunger, Food Insecurity & Malnutrition in All Its Forms

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

22 July 2024

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's video message to the First Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

19 July 2024

Carregal do Sal, Portugal - Secretary-General's video message to the inauguration of Aristides De Sousa Mendes Museum [scroll down for Portuguese version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary General - on the Advisory Opinion of the ICJ on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016)