TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 7 OCTOBER 2008

 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Before taking your questions, let me make some brief opening statement.

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS SRI LANKA SUICIDE ATTACK

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH, DAMAGE FROM KYRGYZSTAN EARTHQUAKE,

SAYS UNITED NATIONS READY TO SUPPORT RESPONSE TO TRAGEDY

 

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

United Nations PROGRAMMES, FUNDS, AGENCIES MOVING TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRAL OPERATIONS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO ‘COOL BIZ’ AWARDS CEREMONY

Secretary-General condemns killing of 15 Turkish soldiers

 

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 4 October, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

TRANSPORT COSTS NOW BIGGER BARRIER TO TRADE THAN TARIFFS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON SPECIAL NEEDS OF LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

GANDHI’S LEGACY MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN EVER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS

TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE

SECRETARY-GENERAL DELIVERS RHYMING ‘SHOUT-OUT’ AS UN ASSOCIATION OF UNITED

STATES HONOURS PARTNERS IN EFFORT TO MEET MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the fiftieth anniversary gala of UNA-USA in New York, yesterday, 1 October:

MORE MUST BE DONE TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL

 

POLICY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD OBSERVANCE

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Mental Health Day, to be observed on 10 October:

MAKE RIGHTS ENSHRINED IN UNIVERSAL DECLARATION A LIVING REALITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

URGES IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE