Secretary-General: Press Release

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Rotary International Convention, in Seoul today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, to the opening of the Comprehensive High-Level Midterm Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action, in Antalya, Turkey, on 27 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit Outreach Session 1: Stability and Prosperity in Asia, today in Ise-Shima, Japan:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew on Friday, 20 May, from New York to Doha, Qatar, to participate in the sixteenth Doha Forum.

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 today announced the appointment of Major General Michael Beary of Ireland as his new Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew on Sunday, 22 May, from Doha, Qatar, to Istanbul, Turkey, for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World No Tobacco Day, observed on 31 May: