SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES DECISION TO START PROCESS

FOR CLOSING GUANTÁNAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELYING ON GROUP OF 77 TO PLAY STRONG ROLE, AS GLOBAL

CHALLENGES THREATEN TO UNDO PROGRESS TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT GOALS

U thant’s life of public service informed by vision of truly global society, Spirit

of ‘one world’, says Secretary-General, in message to 100^th birthday event

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE EXAMINING COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICIES,

URGES ‘FOCUS ON PEOPLE’, AS ISSUE IS ABOUT HUMAN SUFFERING, NOT STATISTICS

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL GAZA VIOLENCE MARK OF ‘COLLECTIVE POLITICAL

FAILURE’, MASSIVE EFFORT NEEDED NOW TO RESOLVE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Secretary-General congratulates barack Obama on inauguration as United States

president; says ‘our goals are shared’, new era of strong partnership ahead

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today in New York:

HEALTHY, POLITICALLY ENGAGED WOMEN CAN DRIVE EFFORTS TO ERADICATE HUNGER,

DISEASE, POVERTY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO GUATEMALA MEETING

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO GENEVA MEETING, URGES DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

 

Secretary-General stresses importance of full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, framework

for durable end to violence, as he meets with Israeli prime minister

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

Biographical Note

MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT MOOD APPOINTED HEAD OF MISSION, CHIEF OF STAFF

 

OF UNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION (UNTSO)