Biographical Note

give african forces in somalia substantial, credible backing, Secretary-General

urges as Security Council considers challenges facing horn of africa country

Secretary-general, in Security Council statement, calls for unity of purpose

while stressing vital need to conclude israeli-palestinian peace process

PROTECTING EDUCATION GAINS VITAL TO ACHIEVEMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON EDUCATION FOR ALL

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the High-Level Group on Education for All, in Oslo, today, 16 December:

Concert with maestro Barenboim and west-eastern divan orchestra ‘wonderful way’

To celebrate universal human rights declaration, says Secretary-General

GLOBAL COMPACT, UN VALUES IT PROMOTES CAN HELP RESTORE TRUST IN BUSINESS MARKETS

ERODED DURING CURRENT CRISIS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO NEW YORK MEETING

 

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the meeting of the Global Compact Board in New York, 15 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CHAIRS SIXTH MEETING OF HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE

ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY CRISIS

 

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

Secretary-General says ‘prosperity need not come at the expense of our planet’,

Urges investment in creation of green jobs, in message to Haiti seminar

 

MULTIPLE ECONOMIC CRISES THREATEN TO REVERSE PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

‘POLICY RESPONSE MUST BE BOLD’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed 19 December:

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

 

Following is the text of the statement issued today in New York by the Quartet ( United Nations, Russian Federation, United States and European Union):