Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, to be observed on 26 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s address “From turmoil to peace” to the General Assembly, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):

On 24 September 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea approved the addition of the individual specified below to the list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban, assets freeze and targeted arms embargo imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolution 1844 (2008) and paragraph 43 of resolution 2093 (2013) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

The flagship United Nations publication "Basic Facts about the United Nations" has been published in Arabic for the first time in nearly 35 years. With this new edition, the United Nations Department of Public Information seeks to provide hundreds of millions of Arabic speakers around the world with the opportunity to learn more about the Organization and its global activities.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Global Education First Initiative High-level event, “Quality Education for the World We Want”, in New York on 24 September:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s video message to the South-South Awards Reception, in New York today:

Following is the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation World Statesman Award Ceremony in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s closing remarks at the Climate Summit, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the 2014 Climate Summit session on multi-stakeholder action (finance), in New York, today: