TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL-designate ban ki-moon

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 14 DECEMBER 2006

Ahmad Fawzi:  It is my great pleasure to introduce the just-sworn-in Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

Following is the text of the address today by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon on taking the oath of office in the General Assembly:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS ONE INDIVIDUAL

 

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

 

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 12 December 2006 approved the addition of one individual to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

Security Council

5589^th Meeting (PM)

Investigation provides evidence of war crimes in Darfur, International

 

Criminal Court prosecutor tells Security Council

 

Note to Correspondents

Note to Correspondents

ENCOUNTER OF CIVILIZATIONS:  IBN KHALDUN EXHIBIT OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

79^th Meeting (PM)

General Assembly adopts 24 resolutions, 2 decisions as it takes action

on Fourth Committee reports, plenary agenda items

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

78^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN,

ADMINISTERS OATH OF OFFICE TO SUCCESSOR BAN KI-MOON

 

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY, 15 DECEMBER

 

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will observe the first International Human Solidarity Day at 11 a.m., Friday, 15 December, in the ECOSOC Chamber.

Secretary-General welcomes human rights council resolution on darfur mission

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: