Secretary-General welcomes acceptance of invitation to western sahara talks

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO BERT BOLIN, CO-FOUNDER OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL

PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AFTER PIONEERING GLOBAL WARMING SCIENTIST DIES AT 82

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS DECISION BY SRI LANKA’S GOVERNMENT

TO TERMINATE 2002 CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL TROUBLED BY ESCALATING KENYAN TENSIONS, VIOLENCE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY RESUMED HOSTILITIES IN WEST DARFUR;

URGES RESTRAINT, HALT TO MILITARY ACTION

 

The following statement was issued on 31 December 2007 by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY KENYA VIOLENCE FOLLOWING ELECTION RESULTS,

APPEALS FOR CALM, PATIENCE, RESPECT FOR LAW

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF MUCH SWIFTER DEPLOYMENT, AS AFRICAN UNION

MISSION TRANSFERS AUTHORITY TO HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SAAD HOURY AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE

 

DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED’ BY BHUTTO ASSASSINATION

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on Pakistan:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Algiers from Paris with a small delegation early on Tuesday, 18 December.  He was welcomed at the airport by Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Mourad Medelci, and made brief comments to the Algerian State media on the reasons for his visit.