Secretary-General appeals for ceasefire, separation of forces in eastern Democratic

Republic of Congo, after continued fighting between army, armed group

 

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

secure global common good by securing global public goods, Secretary-General

advises in message for United Nations day

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Day, to be observed on 24 October:

Secretary-General ‘delighted’ with ahtisaari’s nobel peace prize award

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

Fourth Committee

6^th Meeting (PM)

DELEGATES URGE SUSTAINED MOMENTUM IN NEGOTIATIONS ON WESTERN SAHARA,

AS FOURTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON DECOLONIZATION

Morocco Proffers Autonomy Proposal as ‘Real Opportunity’ to End Deadlock;

Sixty-third General Assembly

Third Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

MULTI-PRONGED STRATEGIES NEEDED TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME,

USING FRAMEWORK OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Debate Concludes on Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice, Drug Control

Sixty-third General Assembly

Sixth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD ‘JURISDICTIONAL GAPS’ AMONG ELEMENTS IMPEDING EFFORTS

ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERSONNEL ON UNITED NATIONS MISSIONS

 

Delegates Concerned at Harm to Reputation of World Body; Support

Sixty-third General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion (AM)

think tank chief prescribes financial risk-sharing to put

 

global financial system on ‘healthy track’

 

Mechanisms to Tackle Historical Debt Problem, Repatriate

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

AMID CONFLUENCE OF CRISES, UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES CAPABLE OF RIDDING PLANET

OF ‘WEAPONS THAT WE FALSELY BELIEVE PROTECT US’, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT FOLLOWING MEETING AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

WITH COMPANIES WORKING ON HIV/AIDS

 

‘KNOWLEDGE IS THE FUEL FOR PROGRESS’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

AT FIRST ‘UN BOOK DAYS’ EVENT

 

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Book Days event in New York, 9 October: