Sources: CNN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon questions the legality of US plans to strike Syria without UN backing, saying that the use of force is only legal when it is in self-defence or with Security Council authorization. 2013-09-3
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the crisis may soon become "uncontrollable". The Commander of the United States Pacific Command Samuel J. Locklear describes the situation as a threat to the U.S. but states that North Korean missiles will not be destroyed, unless a serious threat. 2013-04-9
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges countries to bridge differences ahead of a deadline for a draft of a new global agreement to control international arms sales. Despite this, no agreement is reached. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-us-canada-19008740 (BBC)], [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2012-07-27-2916514-un-states-fail-to-reach-global.html ("Miami Herald")]date=August 2019 2012-07-27
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on the Syrian regime to "stop killing its own people". 2012-01-15
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Belarus has "seriously violated" the arms embargo against the Ivory Coast, after a delivery of attack helicopters and material to the country. 2011-02-28
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes more than $200 million in funds pledged towards the humanitarian effort following the 2010 Pakistan floods. 2010-08-21
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalls his envoy and closes an office in Sri Lanka due to protests over a war crimes panel. 2010-07-8
Israel rejects United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal to create an international committee of inquiry into the raid on Gaza flotilla raid; committee members would include representatives from the United States, Turkey and Israel. 2010-06-6
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to lead United Nations efforts to combat climate change and global warming. 2010-05-18
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is disappointed with Burma's military leaders for their lack of democratic progress in the run up to general elections in the country. 2010-03-26