SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS HE WILL ‘BREAK THE SILENCE, BEAT THE DRUM’ TO COMMEMORATE

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SLAVERY, TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES MEMBER STATES TO BUTTRESS ARCHITECTURE OF PROTECTION,

ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED AND MISSING STAFF MEMBERS

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PETER W. GALBRAITH OF UNITED STATES

AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS OSCAR FERNANDEZ-TARANCO OF ARGENTINA

AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, at noon on Monday, 9 March, to raise global awareness of the Caribbean nation’s recovery and reconstruction needs.  He was accompanied by former United States President Bill Clinton.

FOR AFRICAN SLAVES, DRUMS ‘POWERFUL SYMBOL’ OF FREEDOM LOST, STRUGGLE

TO REGAIN IT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT HEADQUARTERS EXHIBIT

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MINE AWARENESS DAY MESSAGE, SAYS UPCOMING REVIEW OFFERS

OPPORTUNITY FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL ACTION

 

promotion of positive perspectives can lead to full, meaningful lives,

 

says Secretary-General in message for world autism awareness day

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Autism Awareness Day, to be observed on 2 April:

Secretary-General condemns killing of top Palestinian official

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RENEWAL OF MANDATE

 

FOR UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

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