Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the UN 21 Award Ceremony in New York, 24 October:

The Chair of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee, Ambassador Oh Joon, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, led a two-day visit to China that took place on 23 and 24 October at the invitation of the Government.

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

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

On 15 October, this year, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon designated Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, as the Senior Official of the United Nations system responsible for coordinating follow-up action for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Warsaw Dialogue for Democracy, held in Warsaw 23 to 25 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Foundation/United Nations Association Global Leadership Dinner, as prepared for delivery, in New York on 22 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the United Nations Impact J. Michael Adams Conversation Series, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to a ceremony marking the awarding of the Liberty Medal to Malala Yousafzai in Philadelphia today:

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