Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the conclusion of negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on a successor treaty to the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the fortieth anniversary of la Francophonie, aired in New York today, 26 March:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to “State of the Planet 2010: Connecting Voices Globally to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Economic Recovery”, in New York, 25 March:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Charles Petrie of the United Kingdom/France as his new Executive Representative for Burundi and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in that country and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Resident Representative, Humanitarian Coordinator and Designated Official for Burundi.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the Security Council on the situation on the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, in New York today, 24 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the replenishment event for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in the Netherlands, from 24-26 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, delivered by Maxwell Gaylard, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in Vienna today, 24 March:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York today, 23 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, to be observed 25 March:

The following statement was issued on 20 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: