Today, we honour the more than one million women and men who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since 1948. We pay tribute to the nearly 4,200 heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace. And…
Bilingual, as delivered; all-English version at the bottom of the page Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Moments ago, I laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers Memorial to pay homage to the more than 4,200 peacekeepers who…
Secretary-General, Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, Family of peacekeeping and friends of peacekeeping, I am both humbled and greatly honoured to accept the Dag Hammarskjöld medal on behalf of the civilian peacekeepers who paid…
[bilingual; as delivered] Secretary-General, Excellencies, Military and police advisors, Respectés membres de la famille du capitaine Hamit, Major Zharare, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank you all for joining today…
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack perpetrated yesterday against a logistics convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)…
[AS DELIVERED] Madam President Thank you for this opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. Twenty-second February of this year marked the two-year anniversary of the formation of the Revitalized Government of…
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the arrest of four members of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). They were arrested by the Central African…
We have been made aware of the Kosovo authorities’ declaration as “persona non grata” of a staff member of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK. No official communication has been received by the Mission from the…
The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack against a logistics convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the region of Bandiagara, in central Mali, during…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all, and particularly the Republic of Korea as host, and the Ministerial co-hosts for bringing us together today. The participation of over 80 nations worldwide in this year’s…
Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset let me express my gratitude to former Secretary-General Ban ki Moon for his remarks, and his tireless commitment to the ideals of the United Nations…
Honorable Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, Honorable Defense Minister Suh Wook, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, It is my great honor and privilege to speak to you at the occasion…
