Press Release

The new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, Der Kogda, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Global Forum on Migration and Development taking place in Geneva on 1‑2 December:

“More and more countries are committing to protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. However, many challenges remain,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 2 December.

All Walks of Life: Volunteers of the World, a multimedia exhibition, will open in the North East Gallery of the Visitors’ Lobby on Monday, 5 December, at 6 p.m. with a reception hosted by the Government of Germany.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the Private Sector Forum at the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, in Busan, Republic of Korea, 30 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General’s video message to the Silk Road Summit, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 30 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea, in Busan, Republic of Korea, 30 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, in Busan, Republic of Korea, on 30 November:

On 30 November 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) amended the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

On 30 November 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee removed the name of Mr. Abu Sufian al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed Abd al-Razziq from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.