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 for International Human Solidarity Day, to be observed on 20 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Compact Board Meeting, in New York on 14 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Michael Smith, Executive Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, to the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum in Abu Dhabi on 14 December:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Luiz Loures of Brazil as Deputy Executive Director, Programme, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

United Nations Publications released today the first ever edition of United Nations at a Glance, a simple guide that provides a starting point for readers who are new to the Organization. Conceived as an educational resource and illustrated with photos and real-life stories from the field, United Nations at a Glance delves into the work of the Organization in the areas of international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights and humanitarian action.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Migrants Day, to be observed on 18 December:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco):

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the launch of the book The Boy Who Was Bullied by Anne Huestis Scott, delivered by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, in New York, 12 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the United Nations Correspondents Association Photo Exhibition in New York on 12 December: