Press Release

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the Sixth Committee (Legal) on the agenda item "The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels", in New York on 9 October:

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 to the 2013 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, as delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 8 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Mental Health Day:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to Budapesti Corvinus University in Budapest on 8 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October:

The 2013 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East opened today at the Istanbul Hilton Exhibition and Convention Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. This two-day event will focus on the evolving media-related dynamics in the Middle East and will explore how the media relate to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the sixth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, in New York on 7 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, to the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome on 7 October: