Secretary-General Praises Ban as ‘Exceptionally Attuned’ to All Countries, Peoples

The General Assembly today appointed Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as the next United Nations Secretary-General, giving him a two-and-one-half-month transition before taking over the helm of the world body from Kofi Annan on 1 January.
 

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS UPON ELECTION OF BAN KI-MOON AS HIS SUCCESSOR

These are the remarks of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the General Assembly today on the appointment of Ban Ki-moon as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HIGH-LEVEL EXPERT TEAM

 

TO ASSIST TIMOR-LESTE ELECTORAL PROCESS

 

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

Secretary-General welcomes Nobel peace prize award to long-standing allies of UN

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LEGAL EXPERT GROUP AIMED AT STRENGTHENING

PEACEKEEPING ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

 

Security Council

5550^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS TERMS OF RWANDA TRIBUNAL

 

AD LITEM JUDGES UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2006

 

Resolution 1717 (2006) Adopted Unanimously

Security Council

5549^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS GEORGIA MISSION UNTIL 15 APRIL 2007,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1716 (2006)

 

Peacebuilding Commission

Burundi configuration

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

Challenges facing burundi, requiring international help, indicated

at country-specific meetings of peacebuilding commission

 

Note to Correspondents

Note to Correspondents

EVENTS AT UN HEADQUARTERS WILL SEEK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT POVERTY;

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR POVERTY ERADICATION TO BE OBSERVED 17 OCTOBER

A series of events at the United Nations will commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October.