Secretary-General: Press Release

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

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew late on Wednesday, 22 June, from New York to Havana, Cuba, to witness the signing of a ceasefire and the laying down of arms between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC-EP).

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Business and Climate Summit, in London today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yagoub El Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).  He will also serve as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, in Vienna on 27 June:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United Nations System Staff College workshop on promoting a culture of change in the United Nations system, held in Turin, Italy, 27-28 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Yemeni delegations at the Kuwait Peace Talks, in Kuwait City today.