Press Release

Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly’s sixty-ninth session on 11 June.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Church of the Holy Family, in New York today:

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, to the twenty-eighth Ministerial Session of ESCWA, in Tunis today:

The following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the closing of the sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Global Equality event on Broadway, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Judy Cheng-Hopkins of Malaysia as Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the University for Peace.

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

On the occasion of the upcoming International Day of Democracy themed: “Engaging Young People on Democracy”, on 15 September, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, said “democracy today is being challenged and needs involvement of young people.

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the International Peace Institute policy forum “Engaging Young People on Democracy”, in New York, today:

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