Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the high-level meeting on National Drought Policy in Geneva, 11 March:

The text of the Secretary-General’s video message to the workshop in Bujumbura on 11 March is not available in English. For the French text, please see http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2013/SGSM14860.doc.htm.

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 March:

The following statement was issued on 9 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the observance of International Women’s Day, “A Promise Is a Promise: Time for Action to End Violence against Women”, in New York on 8 March:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the UNIS-UN Conference, as prepared for delivery, in New York, 7 March:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery at the fifth annual “Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business” event in New York on 6 March: