Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Soil Day, observed on 5 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly high-level panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

Exploitation of the Internet and social media for terrorist purposes will be defeated, including through sustained and comprehensive action involving the active participation and collaboration of Member States, international and regional organizations, civil society and the private sector, according to the one of the preliminary conclusions of a special meeting in New York on 1 December.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) today associated itself with 11 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), bringing to 1,450 the number working with the Department in the area of communications and outreach.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its thirty-sixth session from 28 to 30 November at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Ashgabat in the late evening on Friday, 25 November, on a flight from Dubai.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Abu Dhabi on a flight from New York around midday on Friday, 25 November.