Thank you for your warm welcome.It is a privilege and honour to be invited to address this prestigious academicinstitution. I would also like to thank the other co-hosts, the City of Leidenand the Lei
Dobriy Viecher Sochi! I am Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. My warmest greetings to IOC President Honorable Thomas Bach and all those gathered for the 22nd Winter Olympic Games! T
Your Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck ShinawatraITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun TouréExcellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to send greetings to the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, and I th
I am pleased to greet the Third China-Africa People’s Forum. I thank the China NGO Network for International Exchanges and the Sudan NGO Network for co-organizing this meeting. I also thank the Govern
Your Excellency, Mr. Maurizio Enrico Luigi Serra, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Office in Geneva;Excellencies,Distinguished human rights officials,Ladies and Gentlemen, I tha
Hello Global Citizens! What a beautiful crowd! Our world needs more solar power and wind power. But I believe in an even stronger source of energy: People power! The United Nations has heard your voic
On March 28 at 8:30 pm, the United Nations will switch off its lights in support of Earth Hour. We do this each year to call attention to the need for climate action now, and the brighter future that
On March 28 at 8:30 pm, the United Nations will switch off its lights in support of Earth Hour. We do this each year to call attention to the need for climate action now, and the brighter future that
Your Excellency Mr. François Hollande, President of France, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Laurent Fabius, President of COP21, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen
Chun jie kuai le! 春节快乐！ Wo shi lian he guo mi shu zhang pan ji wen. 我是联合国秘书长潘基文。 The Year of the Monkey has come. I'm also a "monkey". Monkey implies intelligence, agility and good fortu
I have personally met thousands of heroines in countries around the world. Women defending human rights. Women challenging authoritarians. Women rejecting injustice. Again and again, I have been inspi
Your Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, and Madame Catarina Vaz Pinto Your Excell
This first International Widows’ Day is an occasion to call attention to the many “firsts” that women must face when their husbands die. In addition to coping with grief, they may fi
Each year, on Mother Earth Day, we reflect on our relationship with the planet that supports us. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that grows our food are part of a delicate global e
