Press Release

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

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the working dinner on maternal health, in Greentree, New York, on 14 April:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to participants in the Joint Effort on Women’s and Children’s Health, in New York, today, 14 April:

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

Sustaining defenses against new infectious diseases, a new United Nations-World Bank study says, will require a twenty-first century skill set: well-synchronized coordination among public and private sector institutions; a global network of laboratories and surveillance systems; a collaborative international outlook; clear communication with the public; and steady political commitment even as other events dominate headlines.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as delivered at the Nuclear Security Summit on “International Actions to Secure Nuclear Materials and Prevent Illicit Trafficking”, in Washington, D.C., 13 April:

The following statement was issued today in Washington, D.C., and New York by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The new United Nations Appeals Tribunal completed its first session ever 1 April. Sitting for three weeks in Geneva, the court decided 33 appeals. After translation, the judgments will be released and posted on the website maintained by the Office of Administration of Justice in the month of April.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, delivered by John Sandage, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Treaty Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in Salvador, Brazil, 12 April:

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