Secretary-General

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairmen of the regional groups of Member States, today informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event to commemorate the l ife and achievements of the late Gabriel García Márquez, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, in New York, 5 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s welcoming remarks at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the exhibition by Poland — ‘The End of the System’, in New York, 4 June:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Antonio Vigilante of Italy as his Deputy Special Representative for Recovery and Governance in the United Nations Mission in Liberia.

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 to the annual meeting of the Association of Former International Civil Servants, in New York today: