As part of his ongoing efforts to reach out to major American cities and citizens, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived on his first official trip to Chicago on Thursday morning, 7 February, where he held meetings at several local organizations.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday morning, 1 February, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Addis Ababa at noon on Wednesday, 30 January.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Rwanda in the evening of Monday, 28 January.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Bratislava in the morning of Sunday, 27 January.  They first visited the United Nations regional centre, where the Secretary-General met with heads of United Nations agencies and held a town hall meeting with the staff. 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Ljubljana in the evening of Friday, 25 January.

GLOBAL ANTI-POVERTY GOALS CAN BE MET ‘ONLY BY INVESTING IN THE WORLD’S WOMEN

 

AND GIRLS’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Women’s Day, observed 8 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY WELCOMES ‘ACTING TOGETHER FOR KENYA’ AGREEMENT,

SAYS BREAKTHROUGH OFFERS HOPE FOR RETURN TO DECEMBER STABILITY

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

Secretary-General says proud UN chapter, decolonization, ‘still being written’,

looks to special committee to advance process in remaining territories

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SAID DJINNIT OF ALGERIA

 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEST AFRICA