Secretary-General

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in observance of the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 26 April:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the exhibit, “Malaria: Blood, Sweat and Tears”, on World Malaria Day, in New York, 21 April:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the special event to mark the International Year on the Rapprochement of Culture, in New York, today, 21 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the People’s World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights, delivered by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on 20 April in Cochabamba, Bolivia:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed for re-election by the General Assembly Achim Steiner as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for a four-year term. Mr. Steiner is currently serving as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme for a four-year term -- 15 June 2006 through 14 June 2010.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Malaria Day, 25 April:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Mother Earth Day on 22 April:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Norman Girvan of Jamaica as his Personal Representative on the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed to the General Assembly the re-election of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further term of five years, effective 15 June.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the ninth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York, 19 April: