Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the International Conference on Development of Parliamentarianism, today in Bishkek:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the ninth World Chambers Congress, held in Turin, Italy, 10-12 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: “Promoting Dialogue for Peace and Prosperity in Turbulent Times”, in Astana, Kazakhstan, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Mayor's Forum of the World Cities Summit, in New York today:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Special Session on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee on Mixed Migration by Sea, held in London on 9 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the opening ceremony of the High-Level International Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” (2005-2015), in Dushanbe today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the eighth Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the annual General Assembly review of HIV/AIDS, today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).  He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.