Secretary-General: Press Release

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Fourth World Future Energy Summit, in Abu Dhabi, today, 17 January:

The following statement was issued on 15 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christian Manahl of Austria as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia. He brings to the position a wealth of experience in conflict prevention and management, governance, rule of law, strategic and contingency planning, institutional cooperation and the mobilization and coordination of assistance.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by United Nations Department of Political Affairs Director of the Asia-Pacific Division, Tamrat Samuel, to the closing ceremony for the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), in Kathmandu, today, 14 January:

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

The following statement was issued on 12 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Chao Liu of China as the Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony marking the first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, in New York, today, 12 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony marking the handover of the chairmanship of the Group of 77 in New York today, 12 January:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, delivered by Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, in Port-au-Prince on 12 January: