Press Release

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the World Refugee Day event at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York on 20 June:

One year since United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Zero Hunger Challenge at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, a broad range of countries, groups and individuals have taken action to eliminate hunger.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, 20 June:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed the appointment of Jean-Paul Laborde (France) as Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) at the Assistant Secretary-General level, following the concurrence of the Security Council. He will succeed Mike Smith (Australia), to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for his dedication and able leadership.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, have appointed Joseph Mutaboba of Rwanda as African Union and United Nations Deputy Joint Special Representative and Deputy Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 19 June by Council President Mark Lyall Grant (United Kingdom):

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the International Forum on Migration and Peace, in New York on 20 June:

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 as prepared for delivery at the China Peacekeeping Military Training Centre in Beijing on 19 June:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mark Lyall Grant (United Kingdom):