Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on 8 October to participate in several meetings being held as part of the annual fall meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.

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

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting on Ebola, in New York, 10 October:

In response to requests by States in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to help prepare them for the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) has developed a practical training course on ATT Implementation (“ATT Implementation Course”).  The training course was piloted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 8-10 October 2014.  National operators dealing with the control of imports and exports of conventional arms attended the training, alongside relevant officials from other Central American States.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Bank meeting on post-2015 financing for development in Washington, D.C., today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki—moon’s remarks to the World Bank Conference on Clean Water, Improved Sanitation, and Better Health for Haiti, in Washington, D.C., today:

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

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