Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly Tribute to the Memory of Zillur Rahman, late President of Bangladesh, in New York on 26 March:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Professor Ǻke Sellström of Sweden to head the United Nations fact-finding mission which will investigate allegations of the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York, today, 25 March:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, replacing Jean-Jacques Graisse of Belgium, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for having served as Acting Head of Department with dedication and able leadership.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the concert in the General Assembly Hall on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 22 March: