Press Release

On Wednesday, 21 October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled by car from Jerusalem to Ramallah, where he met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, having repeatedly expressed his anguish and deep concern at the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine, and in an effort to help defuse tensions, travelled from Slovakia to the Middle East region, on an unannounced visit, on Monday evening, 19 October

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Club de Madrid — “Madrid+10:  The Global Dialogue on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism”, in Madrid today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, on receiving the Medal of Honour from Carlos III University of Madrid, in Madrid today:

The new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Mahmoud Saikal, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Green Aruba VI conference, held in Orenjestad from 27 to 28 October:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi of Nigeria as Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), with responsibilities including those of African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator.

The new Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, Sam Terrence Condor, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the tenth annual Zero Emissions Conference, in Oslo today: