Secretary-General: Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “One Heart One Tree” event, in Paris 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 are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a polio eradication event, in Valletta today:

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 Catherine Pollard of Guyana as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.  She will succeed Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and able leadership.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as his Chef de Cabinet and Patrick Carey of Ireland as his Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Martín Santiago Herrero, Resident Coordinator in Panama, to the General Assembly of the Parlatino on “the Vision of Latin America and the Caribbean on the Challenges Facing the Sustainable Development Goals”, in Panama City today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Rashid Khalikov of the Russian Federation as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Partnerships with the Middle East and Central Asia, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Geneva.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Robert Glasser of Australia as Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).