Secretary-General: Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the fourth Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process, delivered by Ján Kubiš, his Special Representative for Afghanistan, in Beijing today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at iHub/Ushahidi, in Nairobi today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon announced today the appointment of Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, born in Uruguay and a United States national, as Assistant Secretary-General, Controller, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Department of Management.  Ms. Bartsiotas will replace María Eugenia Casar, who has been appointed as Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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

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 launch of The Guardian’s Global Media Campaign to end female genital mutilation, in Nairobi today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the first Ministerial and Experts Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa, in Nairobi today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary‑General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, to the United Nations Association of New York Humanitarian Awards Dinner, in New York today:

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 Cities Day, to be observed on 31 October: