Secretary-General

Following consultations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, President of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations. Mr. Al-Nasser replaces Jorge Sampaio.

The following press statement was issued today by Vijay Nambiar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar:

The Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum (SSSCF), initially established as the Sudan Consultative Forum on 8 May 2010, held its fifth meeting at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, on 27 September 2012. The meeting was co-chaired by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping. The Chairperson-elect of the AU Commission, Madam Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was also present.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks to the leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in New York, 27 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum, in New York, 27 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the high-level event on water and food security: “Innovations for a Changing Climate”, in New York, 27 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level meeting on Scaling Up Nutrition, in New York, 27 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a side event on polio eradication, in New York, 27 September:

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 to the sixth ministerial meeting of the Parties to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in New York, 27 September: