Secretary-General

Further to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s announcement at the launch of the initiative for the elimination of cholera in Haiti on 11 December, he has appointed Paul Farmer of the United States as his Special Adviser for Community-based Medicine and Lessons from Haiti.

The following statement was issued on 26 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued on 22 December 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:

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 ceremony marking the completion of the renovation of the Secretariat Building in New York, on 21 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding, in New York, 20 December:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Mohamed ibn Chambas of Ghana as their Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), with responsibilities including those of African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator.

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

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference, held in New York on 19 December: