Secretary-General

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in New York, 17 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the sixty-sixth session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, 17 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tourism Day, to be observed on 27 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Peace, 21 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the opening session of the General Assembly High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, in New York today, 14 September:

The following statement was issued on 13 September by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on mediation, in New York on 13 September:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Panel on Intimidation or Reprisal against Individuals and Groups Who Cooperate or Have Cooperated with the United Nations and Its Representatives and Mechanisms in the Field of Human Rights, in Geneva today, 13 September:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chief Executives Board, today announced the appointment of Jafar Javan of the United States as Director of the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC). He will replace Carlos Lopes, who has been appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.

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