Press Release

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Autism Awareness Day, in New York, today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a Call to Action inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ persons with autism.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:

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

On 1 April 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan held its first meeting.

VIENNA, 1 April — The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People this afternoon commenced its third plenary on strengthening cooperation by all parties to provide relief, promote reconstruction and reignite economic development, and concluded the session with statements by the Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations and the Chairperson of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

VIENNA, 1 April — The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People this morning continued its second plenary session on prioritizing reconstruction tasks in Gaza, focusing on ways to resolve Gaza’s critical water crisis and develop its infrastructure.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the “More than Mines” exhibit, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).