Press Release

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, to the Third Global Conference on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change, in Johannesburg, 5 December:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud (France):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud (France):

The winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2013 have been announced today by the selection committee. They are: Biram Dah Abeid, Hiljmnijeta Apuk, Liisa Kauppinen, Khadija Ryadi, the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico and Malala Yousafzai.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered at the opening of the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) photo exhibition and handover of the UNCA Directory 2013, in New York on 4 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at a special event launching the Accessibility Centre at United Nations Headquarters, in New York on 4 December:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video remarks to the opening ceremony of the Green Climate Fund Headquarters at Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 4 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at the event marking the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and honouring Jean Gazarian, UNITAR Senior Fellow, in New York today: