Secretary-General says Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Given to Tostan

for grass-roots work in Africa, celebrates ‘the best of Humanity’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Dinner in New York, 12 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS CREDIBLE PROGRESS MADE ON KEY

DARFUR ISSUES DURING RECENT ‘INTENSIVE AND REWARDING’ TRIP TO REGION

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE, SAYS UN TEAM DISPATCHES FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENT

 

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

DESERTIFICATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POSE UNRIVALLED CHALLENGE TO HUMANITY, DEMAND

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE FROM ALL, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MADRID MEETING

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AHMEDOU OULD-ABDALLAH OF MAURITANIA

 

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOMALIA

 

Biographical Note

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS François Lonseny FALL of Guinea

 

Secretary-General appoints Luc Gnacadja of Benin Executive Secretary

of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS STAFFAN DE MISTURA OF SWEDEN

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ASHRAF JEHANGIR QAZI

 

OF PAKISTAN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan as his Special Representative for Sudan.