Secretary-General: Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, to an international conference “For a Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World”, at Riverside Church, New York, on 1 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon’s video message for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in Action: Tunisia — a Kerkennah Fisherman Office of Legal Affairs DVD for the Shanghai World Expo, broadcast on 1 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2010, “One World, One UN”, in Shanghai, 1 May-31 October:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Ivan Šimonovic as Assistant Secretary-General to head the New York Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Partnerships Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ms. Kaag will replace Bruce Jenks, who has retired from service after a long and distinguished career with UNDP.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Heraldo Muñoz of Chile as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme.

Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Second Conference of States Parties and Signatories to Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia, in New York today, 30 April:

Following is text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirtieth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, delivered in French by Sahle-Work Zewde, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, in Kinshasa today, 30 April:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a panel discussion on the International Criminal Court, in New York today, 30 April:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Atul Khare of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. The new Assistant Secretary-General replaces Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, who was appointed on 1 April as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti for one year.