Secretary-General: Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the High-Level event on Reducing Risks from Water-Related Disasters, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group Leaders Breakfast, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Fifth Annual Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group Meeting, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma announced today the appointment of Abdul Kamara of Sierra Leone as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Carole Wainaina of Kenya as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, Department of Management.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at the high-level meeting on Somalia held in New York 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 to the Security Council high-level summit on foreign terrorist fighters, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, to be observed on 26 September: