Latest Statements

09 August 2025

Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

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

08 August 2025

Nagasaki, Japan - Secretary-General's video message to the 11th General Conference of Mayors for Peace

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

06 August 2025

Hiroshima, Japan - Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

05 August 2025

Awaza, Turkmenistan - Secretary-General's remarks to the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

03 August 2025

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Secretary-General's remarks at the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan [as delivered]

01 August 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly Plenary on the UN80 Initiative [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

31 July 2025

Helsinki, Finland - Secretary-General's video message to the High-level Conference commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act

30 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons [scroll down for French version]

29 July 2025

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General - on the IPC alert on Gaza

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the passing of Dr. David Nabarro

28 July 2025

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Secretary-General's video message to the Opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the wrap-up session of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the two-State Solution [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

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

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Segment of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution [bilingual, as delivered]

26 July 2025

Shanghai, China - Secretary-General's video message at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-level Meeting on Global Artificial Intelligence Governance

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

25 July 2025

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Amnesty International Global Assembly [as delivered]

24 July 2025

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Joint Press Statement on Climate Change at the China–EU Summit

Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016)