Press Release

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its tenth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 19 to 21 May 2010. The session was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, and attended by all the Committee members, Vijayendra N. Kaul (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, John F.S. Muwanga and Adrian P. Strachan.

The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2010 of the United Nations International School (UNIS) will take place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 June, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, with Carol Bellamy, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Education for All/Fast Track Initiative global partnership and former Executive Director of UNICEF, addressing the graduating seniors. Ms. Bellamy has also served as Director of the Unites States Peace Corps and President of the New York City Council.

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 to the International Disaster and Risk Conference, to be held in Davos on 30 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, in Rio de Janeiro, today, 28 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the forty-fifth annual meeting of the African Development Bank and thirty-sixth meeting of the African Development Fund, delivered by Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in Abidjan, 27 May:

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks today, 28 May, at the wreath-laying ceremony for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Brazilian Haiti Peacekeeping Commemoration, as prepared for delivery, in Rio de Janeiro, today, 27 May: