United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of David Nabarro of the United Kingdom as Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Special Adviser will work with Member States and other relevant stakeholders to galvanize action on implementation of the Agenda, while also overseeing the Secretary-General’s special initiatives, for example, “Every Woman Every Child”.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of El Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. He will succeed Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, whom the Secretary-General has appointed as his Chef de Cabinet. The Secretary-General reiterates his deep gratitude and appreciation for Mr. Mulet’s dedicated service in his former position.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:
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:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Soil Day, observed on 5 December:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Kate Gilmore of Australia as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. She will succeed Flavia Pansieri of Italy, to whom the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights are grateful for her dedicated service to the United Nations human rights programme during the past three years, following a long and distinguished career in the United Nations system around the world.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew on Thursday, 26 November, from New York to Valletta, Malta, for a special session on climate change of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
