Press Release

The new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations, Kpongo Ambroisine, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

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 video message for the eighth General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, held in Colombo, from 18 to 21 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on Ebola, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan as Assistant Administrator and Director of the Crisis Response Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Magdy Martinez-Soliman of Spain as Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support at the United Nations Development Programme.

The International Day of Peace will be marked around the world on Sunday, 21 September. In his message for the day, the Secretary-General asks combatants to put down their arms, “so all can breathe the air of peace” and calls on people around the world to observe a minute of silence at noon.

The new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 4 September 2014.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in New York today: