Secretary-General: Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the 500-day mark to the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals, “500 Days of Action to Build a Better World”, today:

Philip G. Alston of Australia has been appointed to succeed Jorge Castañeda of Mexico as the third member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Central African Republic.

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 All-China Youth Federation Event at Nanjing University on the occasion of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, in Nanjing, China, today:

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Bernardino León of Spain as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the commemoration of the beginning of the First World War, organized by the Permanent Mission of India, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his Deputy Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau, where she will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at an event marking International Youth Day, in New York today: