Comments by Zimbabwe questioning Secretary-General’s impartiality ‘inappropriate

and unacceptable’, says United Nations spokesperson

 

The following statement was issued Saturday, 12 July, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in northern Japan from Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Monday morning, 7 July.  He immediately travelled by road to the site of the Summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) leaders gathering at Toyako ( Lake Toya).

Secretary-General welcomes formation of national unity government in lebanon

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

PRESENTING UN 21 AWARDS, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS RECIPIENTS ‘TRIUMPHS OF TEAMWORK’

IN JOINING TOGETHER TO DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES, IDEAS

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the occasion of the UN 21 Awards, in New York today, 11 July:

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

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 10 JULY 2008

 

The Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY AMBUSH OF DARFUR PEACEKEEPERS

 

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

WELCOMING GROUP OF EIGHT FOCUS ON GLOBAL CRISES, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

CHALLENGE NOW IS MOVING BEYOND DISCUSSIONS TO ACTION

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the Group of Eight Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan, on 9 July:

‘WE MUST ACT NOW’, TOGETHER AS ONE WORLD COMMUNITY, TO AVOID COLLAPSE OF FOOD

SECURITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at Hokkaido University in Japan, 8 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS SUICIDE BOMBING IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS RECENT BOMBINGS ON ABKHAZ-CONTROLLED TERRITORY, CALLS

 

FOR ‘IMMEDIATE AND THOROUGH’ INVESTIGATION, MAXIMUM RESTRAINT AMONG PARTIES

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