Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level event marking International Women’s Day, under the theme “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities and Progress for All”, in New York today, 3 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, the Bernard Brodie Lecture on the Conditions for Peace, delivered at the University of California, Los Angeles, on 2 March:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the Chairperson and five members of the Advisory Board of the Capital Master Plan (CMP).

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

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

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform of Action, in New York, 2 March:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the launch of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Agenda for Action on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV, in New York, 2 March:

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 27 February, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

On 1 March, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the two entries specified below from its Consolidated List. The assets freeze and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) therefore no longer apply to the following two entities:

Recognizing Nelson Mandela’s leading role in Africa’s struggle for liberation and unity, his dedication to the service of humanity, his contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and in promoting a culture of peace worldwide, the General Assembly has designated 18 July each year as Nelson Mandela International Day, beginning in 2010.