After a three-day retreat for Under-Secretaries-General and Assistant Secretaries-General of the United Nations system at the United Nations staff college in Turin, Italy, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Khartoum on Monday, 3 September, to begin his first official visit to the Sudan in his current capacity.

Secretary-General says indigenous rights declaration ‘Triumph’

 

for indigenous peoples around the world

 

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

Battle to repair ozone layer ‘one of the great success stories’ In international

cooperation, says Secretary-General on international Day

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

Secretary-General says Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Given to Tostan

for grass-roots work in Africa, celebrates ‘the best of Humanity’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Dinner in New York, 12 September:

Adoption of indigenous rights declaration ‘major victory’ for United Nations

in long history of developing human rights standards, says chair of UN Forum

SECRETARY-GENERAL, BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS CREDIBLE PROGRESS MADE ON KEY

DARFUR ISSUES DURING RECENT ‘INTENSIVE AND REWARDING’ TRIP TO REGION

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE, SAYS UN TEAM DISPATCHES FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENT

 

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

DESERTIFICATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POSE UNRIVALLED CHALLENGE TO HUMANITY, DEMAND

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE FROM ALL, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MADRID MEETING

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AHMEDOU OULD-ABDALLAH OF MAURITANIA

 

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOMALIA

 

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