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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ndolamb Ngokwey of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Valerie Amos, a national of the United Kingdom, as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. She succeeds John Holmes, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service to the Organization and commitment to alleviating the conditions of the many peoples affected by emergency situations.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yuri Fedotov (Russian Federation) as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). He succeeds Antonio Maria Costa in that position and as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Costa for the services he has rendered to the Organization and for his commitment in leading UNODC since 2002.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Nelson Mandela Day, to be observed on 18 July:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council, today, 7 July, in New York:

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS), 6 July, in New York:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the screening of No Woman No Cry, on 6 July, in New York:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in New York today, 6 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, to be observed on 11 July: