Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, 18 February, to attend the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted by the United States Government.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on “Maintaining International Peace and Security:  reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purpose and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the briefing to Member States on the Lima Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 20) Outcome and the Road to COP 21 in Paris, “From Lima to Paris:  working together towards a global climate agreement”, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dubai from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday evening, 8 February.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Forum of Small States Lunar New Year Celebration, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA) Members Day at the United Nations seventh Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, 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:

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