UN determined to stamp out use of child soldiers, one of world’s ‘most appalling

human rights abuses’, says Secretary-General at New York ‘red hand day’ event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the culminating event of “The Red Hand Day Campaign” in New York, 12 February:

Secretary-General, tells opening palestinian rights committee of plans

to investigate conduct of belligerents in gaza conflict

 

Secretary-general welcomes swearing in of morgan tsvangirai as Zimbabwe’s

prime minister, reiterates un offer of support in RECovery EFFORTS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KABUL,

SAYS ‘HORRENDOUS CRIME’ TARGETED PEOPLE COMMITTED TO BUILDING BETTER FUTURE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS PHILIPPE KIRSCH ‘FATHER’ OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT;

PRAISES COURAGE, CONTRIBUTION OF COURT’S FIRST PRESIDENT AT NEW YORK RECEPTION

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Davos from Madrid in the early evening of Wednesday, 28 January.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Madrid in the morning of Tuesday, 27 January.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATHS, INJURIES

 

CAUSED BY BUSHFIRES IN AUSTRALIA

 

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

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 10 February 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  It is a great pleasure to see you again.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, INSTITUTIONS TO ‘PRESS AHEAD’

WITH CAMPAIGN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES