Press Release

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

František Ružička, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on 18 June 2014.

Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) on 18 June 2014.

Sofia Mesquita Borges, Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee) on 18 June 2014.

Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 18 June 2014.

Courtenay Rattray, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) on 18 June.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon departed New York for Switzerland on Tuesday evening, 30 September.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Habitat Day, to be observed on 6 October: