Latest Statements

01 March 2025

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

28 February 2025

New York - Secretary-General's video at the beginning of Ramadan [scroll down for French and Arabic versions]

25 February 2025

Rome, Italy - Secretary-General's message to the resumed opening session of COP16 on Biodiversity

24 February 2025

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

Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's Remarks to the Human Rights Council [as delivered]

Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's remarks to Conference on Disarmament [as delivered]

23 February 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the occasion of the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

20 February 2025

Rome, Italy - Secretary-General's video message to the 19th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

19 February 2025

Bridgetown, Barbados - Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony of CARICOM 48th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government [as delivered]

18 February 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

15 February 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's Remarks at the African Union Summit [trilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]

14 February 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's Remarks at High-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

13 February 2025

Vatican Gardens, Vatican City - Secretary-General's message to the High-Level Dialogue on Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Common Home

New York - Secretary-General's message at the 2025 Session of the Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

12 February 2025

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

11 February 2025

Paris, France - Secretary-General on the situation in Gaza

Paris, France - Secretary-General's remarks at AI Action Summit [scroll down for all-English version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma

New York/Paris - Statement by the Secretary-General on the Death of a WFP Staff Member in Detention in Yemen (scroll down for Arabic)

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016)