Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the twentieth anniversary of the ascension of Andorra, Czech Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco and Slovakia to the United Nations:

On 10 May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote to the President of the General Assembly requesting that the Assembly confirm Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The General Assembly confirmed the nomination on 10 June.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS, in New York on 10 June:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the “Nutrition for Growth” event in London on 8 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the University of Denver graduate commencement ceremony, in Denver on 7 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Denver Forum in Denver on 7 June:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore, the current Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as Special Adviser of the Secretary General for Timor-Leste.

The Secretary-General today appointed His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan as the new Chairman of his Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, Colorado, United States, on 7 June: