Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro 15 June:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Li Baodong (China):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Li Baodong (China):

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Kabul Ministerial Conference, 14 June:

Representatives from Governments and civil society organizations will gather tomorrow for the third and final preparatory meeting for Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered byMaher Nasser, Acting Head, Department of Public Information, to the International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, in Geneva, 12 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day to Combat Desertification, which is observed 17 June:

The following statement was issued on 11 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the announcement by the Seoul Peace Prize Selection Committee on its selection of the Secretary-General as the 2012 winner: