Ban Ki-moon Quotes

Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations w...

Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men...

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the...

By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream and specialized schools, we ca...

I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends...

As a child growing up during the Korean War, I knew poverty. I studied by candlelight.

Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of d...

When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a be...

Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied ...

My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ens...

One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partn...

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's...

Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace ...

We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is ...

I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary-General to attend the Peace Memorial...

Equality for women is progress for all.

The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality a...

Our work for human dignity is often lonely, and almost always an uphill climb. At times, our efforts...

Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamenta...

True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and educ...

As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the e...

One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United N...

Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequ...

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and b...

Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more wom...

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-Ge...

Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches ...

To those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual,or transgender-let me say- you are not alone. You're struggl...

The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded.

With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.

I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and sec...

Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very ...

The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismiss...

Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good ...

We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons. When we ...

Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we sh...

We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. T...

It is a sad but undeniable reality that people have died in the line of duty since the earliest days...

Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger la...

Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summ...

We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.

Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They ar...

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to gener...

Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and i...

I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience ...