Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Nicholas Kay, his Special Representative for Somalia, to the High-Level Conference on a New Deal for Somalia, in Brussels, 16 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly in New York on 16 September:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), announced today the appointment of Monique Barbut of France as Executive Secretary of the UNCCD. She will replace Luc Gnacadja. The Secretary-General expressed his gratitude for Mr. Gnacadja’s outstanding contribution and commitment in spearheading the Organization’s work.

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

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Ján Kubiš, his Special Representative for Afghanistan, to the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in Bishkek on 13 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Women’s International Forum, From Syria to Sustainable Development: The United Nations on the Eve of General Assembly 2013, in New York, 13 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the UN 21 Award Ceremony, in New York, 13 September:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Working Dinner Session on “Sustainable Development for All”, at the G20 Saint Petersburg Leaders’ Summit, Konstantinovsky Palace, Throne Hall, 5 September: