Secretary-General

Following is the joint press statement of the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following their ministerial-level meeting in New York on 28 September:

Following is a joint statement by leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum and the United Nations Secretary-General:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the French Foreign Ministry Meeting on the Death Penalty, in Paris, 9 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in Kampala, 8 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris, 9 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s Message for the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Romano Prodi of Italy as his Special Envoy for the Sahel. The Secretary-General looks forward to Mr. Prodi’s leadership in shaping and mobilizing an effective United Nations and international response to the complex crisis plaguing the countries and people of this region.

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 keynote address to the World Forum for Democracy, organized by the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France, 8 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October: