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

 

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 28 August 2007

 

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen of the press.  It’s a great pleasure to meet you again.

DARFUR TRAGEDY REMINDER MUCH WORK NEEDED TO TRANSFORM WORLD COMMUNITY’S

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL ZHAO JINGMIN of CHINA

 

AS FORCE COMMANDER for western sahara mission

 

Literacy crucial to promoting better health conditions worldwide,

 

Says Secretary-General in international day message

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Literacy day, observed 8 September:

concerned over myanmar arrests, Secretary-General calls for restraint, dialogue

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS DAVID Shearer Of New ZeAland

 

DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS henrietta JOY ABENA NYARKO MENSA-BONSU of GHANA

HIS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LIBERIA

 

Secretary-General saddened by losses caused by hurricane dean,

 

Says United Nations stands ready to support relief efforts

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NETHERLANDS’ FAVOURABLE RESPONSE TO HOST LEBANON

TRIBUNAL, CREATED TO PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAFIQ HARIRI’S DEATH

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

BAGHDAD BOMBING OF UNITED NATIONS IN 2003 ‘SHOOK US TO THE VERY CORE’, BUT DID NOT

SHAKE ORGANIZATION’S IDEALS, VALUES, COMMITMENT OR RESOLVE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL