Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s toast, as prepared for delivery, at a dinner hosted by Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy, in Rome, 2 June:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Follow-up Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, in Tokyo from 2-3 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Mayoral Summit on Climate Change, in Quito from 2-3 June:

The following statement was issued on 1 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the reappointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. The Secretary-General expresses his gratitude to Atul Khare of India for his more than one year of service in that position.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks at the General Assembly debate on “A green economy: a pathway to sustainable development”, in New York today, 2 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and the fiftieth anniversary of human space flight, in Vienna today, 1 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the International Conference on the Inter-Ethnic City, in Rome, today, 1 June: