Press Release

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The new Permanent Observer for the Organization of American States (OAS) to the United Nations, Gonzalo Koncke, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, in partnership with the World Jewish Congress and the Weinstein Company, will screen the acclaimed film Woman in Gold on Thursday, 28 January, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the conference “The Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Lands:  Legal Framework and a Call to Action”, in Marrakesh, Morocco, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General message, delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to the International Conference on Family Planning, in Bali, Indonesia, today:

The Department of Public Information will hold a briefing for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the public on the future of Holocaust education.

The exhibition “Life after Survival” will open with a formal ceremony at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 January, in the Visitors’ Lobby (Gallery A) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, to the International Commission on Financing Global Education, in London today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the UNIDO Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit in Davos on 23 January and Abu Dhabi from 10 to 12 October: