Secretary-General

Following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Babatunde Osotimehin (Nigeria) as the agency’s new Executive Director. Dr. Osotimehin replaces Thoraya Obaid for a term of four years.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the symposium: “Audacity, the Only Challenge for a New Africa”, in Cotonou, Benin, 18 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Philosophy Day, observed 18 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the United Nations Academic Impact in New York today, 18 November:

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

The following statement was issued on 17 November by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council, today, 16 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the exhibit “Facing Nations”, at Headquarters in New York, 15 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Roosevelt House ribbon-cutting ceremony in New York, 15 November: