United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife, Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Tokyo from New York on Saturday, 28 June, and immediately proceeded to Tokyo train station to board a Shinkansen or high-speed bullet train to Kyoto, kicking off a two-week, three-nation official visit to East Asia, which was to culminate with his participation at the annual Summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized countries in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY WELCOMES RESCUE OF HOSTAGES IN COLOMBIA;

SEEKS IMMEDIATE, UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF REMAINING HOSTAGES

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES RESORT TO VIOLENCE IN MONGOLIA

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS DEADLY JERUSALEM BULLDOZER ATTACK

 

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

SECURITY COUNCIL aL-qAIDA and tALIBAN sANCTIONS COMMITTEE approves changes

to three entries on CONSOLIDATED LIST

 

Peacebuilding Commission

Central African Republic configuration

1^st Meeting (AM)

Economic and Social Council

2008 Substantive Session

18^th Meeting (PM)

Economic and Social Council

2008 Substantive Session

17^th Meeting (AM & PM)

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

832^nd & 833^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, STRESSES NEED

TO HARNESS CHINA’S UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN DRIVING DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at Foreign Affairs University, as prepared for delivery, in Beijing, China, today, 1 July: