Press Release

To broaden participation in next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the United Nations has invited representatives from nine key constituencies, known as major groups, to submit ideas on how the world can move towards sustainable development — a process aimed at promoting economic prosperity and improving the quality of life for everyone, while protecting the environment for present and future generations.

Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser was elected President of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 June 2011. A veteran diplomat, Mr. Al-Nasser has contributed to advancing the multilateral agenda in the realms of peace and security, sustainable development and South-South cooperation over a career spanning nearly four decades.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Church of the Holy Family, today in New York:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, in New York, today, 12 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s tribute to Harri Holkeri, President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly, in New York, today, 12 September:

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 commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, issued on 11 September 2011:

The following statement was issued on 11 September by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued on 10 September by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

On Tuesday, 13 September, starting at 11 a.m. New York time, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be answering questions live from the public on several social media sites, streamed live on Facebook, Weibo, Livestream and UN Webcast.