Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Global Creative Leaders Summit, delivered by Amir Dossal, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Partnerships, in New York today, 23 September:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s toast at the lunch for Heads of State and Government in New York, today, 23 September:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s report to the General Assembly, “Now Is Our Time” in New York today, 23 September:

On 23 September 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the two entries below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

On 23 September 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from its Consolidated List. The Committee approved this de-listing following its review of the name, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008).

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has learned of a “window of opportunity” in Guinea-Bissau, stemming from the peaceful elections there, for which increased international support is needed.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation annual Awards Dinner in New York today, 22 September:

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:

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