Press Release

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Hilde Johnson of Norway as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig ( Germany):

For 67 years, Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity — as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Economic and Social Council to launch the 2011 Millennium Development Goals Report in Geneva today, 7 July:

The following Security Council statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):

On 30 June 2011, the Security Council decided to change the name of its Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999).

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to civil society on food security and sustainable development, in Madrid today, 6 July:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inauguration of the United Nations support base in Valencia, today, 6 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, to be observed on 11 July: