Press Release

Michel Spinellis, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 2 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Solomon Mikhoels International Cultural Center at “Culture beyond Borders” Gala Concert, in New York, 1 May:

On 1 May 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities decided to remove the name of the individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a delisting request submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009).

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as delivered, at the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture on Conflict Prevention, in honour of David Hamburg, in New York, 1 May:

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom day, observed on 3 May:

The following is a joint message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May:

Following up on a key issue that emerged at the “Rio+20” Conference last June — how developing countries can obtain clean, environmentally sound technologies to advance sustainable development — the United Nations General Assembly is convening a series of discussions aimed at identifying options that could be employed to establish a mechanism that facilitates the flow of technologies around the world.

The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy today approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in the region, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives and the Seychelles.

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