Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open debate on water, peace and security, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization:  Jointly Countering Challenges and Threats” high-level event, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Carlos Humberto Loitey of Uruguay as the Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event titled “Orange the World — Raise Money to End Violence against Women”, marking the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed 25 November:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated Cihan Sultanoğlu as United Nations Commissioner-General for the Organization’s participation in Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan.  Ms. Sultanoğlu is Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed on 25 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) fiftieth anniversary celebration, in Vienna today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon’s video message to the ninth Global Conference on Health Promotion, in Shanghai, China, today: