In progress at UNHQ

Live Meetings Coverage

Secretary-General: Press Release

16 October 2012

SG/SM/14587-OBV/1153

Nearly 870 Million Hungry People Worldwide ‘Unacceptable’ in World of Plenty, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Food Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Food Day, observed on 16 October:

15 October 2012

SG/SM/14586-OBV/1152

In Message on International Day to Eradicate Poverty, Secretary-General Says Investing in Poor Best Way to Build Stronger, More Prosperous Societies

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, commemorated on 17 October:

15 October 2012

SG/SM/14585

Secretary-General Expresses Deep Condolences Following Death of Former Cambodian Monarch, Acknowledges Legacy as ‘Unifying National Leader’

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

15 October 2012

SG/SM/14584

Secretary-General Hails Work of Rome-Based Committee on World Food Security, Pledges United Nations Support to Helping ‘End Hunger in Our Lifetimes’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the meeting of the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome today, 15 October:

12 October 2012

SG/SM/14583

Secretary-General Welcomes Commitment of Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean to Helping Countries in Transition, Facilitating Dialogue, Civic Action

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, in Valletta, Malta, today 12 October:

12 October 2012

SG/SM/14582

Congratulating European Union on ‘Richly Deserved’ Receipt of Nobel Peace Prize, Secretary-General Hails ‘Indispensible Partnership’ with United Nations

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

11 October 2012

SG/T/2871

Activities of Secretary-General in France, 7-9 October

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Paris, France, in the morning of Sunday, 7 October, after a flight from New York that left on Saturday evening.

11 October 2012

SG/SM/14581-DC/3396

Secretary-General Reaffirms Strong Support for Facilitator of Conference on Establishing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Middle East

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

11 October 2012

SG/SM/14580-OBV/1151

Secretary-General, Quoting Theme of 2012 International Day for Disaster Reduction, Calls Women, Girls ‘[in]Visible Force of Resilience’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, observed on 13 October:

11 October 2012

SG/SM/14579-OBV/1150

Child Marriage Divorces Girls from Opportunity, Undermines Their Well-being, Secretary-General Tells Inaugural International Day Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks at the High-level Panel on Child Marriage on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, in New York, today, 11 October: