Press Release

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations, in New York, 17 July:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the Security Council open debate “Protection of civilians in armed conflict: protection of journalists”, in New York on 17 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July:

Improving living standards and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities will be a major focus of attention when the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities convenes at New York Headquarters from 17 to 19 July.

NEW YORK, 16 July (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities concluded its work on 12 July. The 15-member Group of governmental experts, selected on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, carried out its work in three sessions over the last 12 months.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Burundi, to the first Sectoral Conference for Burundi, in Bujumbura, on 15 July:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today, 15 July, by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

An impressive list of commitments made by Governments, the private sector and philanthropies at the Rio+20 and other international forums have galvanized a wide range of interests into action on sustainable development, according to a new United Nations report launched today, which says the commitments are starting to show results.