Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Ocean’s Day, observed on 8 June:

The following statement was issued on 4 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the parliamentary election to be held in Timor-Leste, 7 July:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Second Meeting of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Centre for Counter-Terrorism, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 3 June:

Following are the closing remarks of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Istanbul II Conference on Somalia, in Istanbul, 1 June:

Following are the opening remarks of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Istanbul II Conference on Somalia, in Istanbul, 1 June:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the launch of “The Foundation for a Digital United Nations”, in New York, 31 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the Partners Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in Istanbul, Turkey, 31 May:

The following statement was issued on 30 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

For the position of Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has selected Wu Hongbo of China, who since 2009 has been Ambassador of China to Germany. Mr. Wu has over 30 years of high-level experience, including close collaboration in international conferences and with multilateral organizations.