Press Release

A media relations campaign aimed at teaching young people about web safety has been chosen for the 2009 United Nations Grand Award for outstanding achievement in public relations. The award will be presented as part of the 2009 Golden World Awards of the International Public Relations Association at a ceremony on Friday, 30 October, at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.

This is the text of a message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Jerusalem International Forum, in Rabat, Morocco (28-29 October), delivered on his behalf by Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestine Authority:

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

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

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

The following Security Council press statement on Afghanistan was read out today by Council President Le Luong Minh (Viet Nam):

The Inspection and Evaluation Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS-IED) has organized a high-level panel discussion, as part of OIOS’ fifteenth anniversary commemorations.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s speech at the University of Washington Special Convocation to Confer the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, entitled “Rights, responsibilities and renewed multilateralism”, in Seattle, 26 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a lunch with business leaders in Seattle, 26 October:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michele Zaccheo as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Jakarta, Indonesia. He took up his new duties on Friday, 23 October 2009.