Secretary-General

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament, in New York on 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum in New York, 26 September:

The Secretary-General of the United Nations convened a High-level Meeting on the Sahel in New York on 26 September.

Earlier today, the Secretary-General convened a ministerial meeting of his Group of Friends on Myanmar to discuss recent developments in the country. The ministers welcomed the remarkable gains which the country continued to make in the areas of democratization, national development and national reconciliation.

Following is the joint United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations press statement following the United Nations-ASEAN ministerial-level meeting in New York on 26 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tourism Day, to be observed on 27 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the celebratory event Fulfilling the Promise of the Millennium Declaration: The MDG Achievement Fund Experience, as delivered by Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme, in New York, 25 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the inauguration of the renovated North Delegates’ Lounge, in New York, 25 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inaugural meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon, in New York, 25 September: