‘grounded approach’ to escaping poverty highly relevant, Secretary-General says

in message to international conference on official development aid

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled from Berlin, Germany, to Vienna, Austria, early on Thursday, 22 February.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Berlin early in the morning of Wednesday, 21 February.

EMPOWERING WOMEN CONDITION FOR BUILDING BETTER LIVES FOR EVERYONE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY BOMB ATTACKS ON SHIA PILGRIMS IN IRAQ

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY LOSS OF LIFE IN AFTERMATH

OF EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA

 

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

ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT A CONDITION FOR BUILDING HEALTHIER,

MORE PEACEFUL SOCIETIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ‘MANIFOLD CONTRIBUTIONS’ OF GHANA TO UNITED NATIONS

ON FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF COUNTRY’S INDEPENDENCE

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS TETSUO M. OHNO OF JAPAN DIRECTOR

OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF AGREEMENT, SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION

OF DIALOGUE ON PEACE PROCESS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

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