Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed 19 August:

Submissions to the “Citizen Ambassadors” video contest on the UN Channel on YouTube will end in three weeks, on 23 August.

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the spirit of this resolution and its integral link with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, held in Hiroshima, 2 to 9 August:

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 statement on the establishment of the Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010:

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

On 30 July 2010 the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee concluded the review of its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to sanctions measures, undertaken pursuant to paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) to ensure that this List is as updated and as accurate as possible and to confirm that listings remain appropriate.

An exhibition of the best press photographs of 2009 will open in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby at 6 p.m. Thursday, 5 August. This travelling exhibition of winning images selected at the fifty-third annual World Press Photo Contest in Amsterdam will remain on display through 2 September.

The seventh annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations will take place at United Nations Headquarters from 4 to 6 August 2010 in Conference Room 1. The Youth Assembly has been held at the United Nations for the past six years with the sponsorship of various permanent missions to the United Nations. The primary sponsor this year is the Permanent Mission of Finland.