TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 10 February 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  It is a great pleasure to see you again.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, INSTITUTIONS TO ‘PRESS AHEAD’

WITH CAMPAIGN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES

DEPLORING MADAGASCAR VIOLENCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL VOICES CONDOLENCES OVER 25 DEATHS

The following statement was issued on Sunday, 8 February, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HUMANITARIAN GOODS SEIZED BY HAMAS

IN GAZA, REITERATES SECURITY COUNCIL CALL FOR UNIMPEDED PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF SIX HOSTAGES BY COLOMBIAN REBEL GROUP,

STRESSES KIDNAPPING ‘UNJUSTIFIABLE CRIME’, GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

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

Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs

 

to assess situation in madagascar

 

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

MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, ‘ INDIA CAN SHOW THE WAY,’

PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING NEW, GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the breakfast meeting of Chief Executive Officers in New Delhi, 5 February:

WORLD CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE, UNDERESTIMATE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING LEADERSHIP AWARD IN NEW DELHI

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s acceptance speech for the Sustainable Development Leadership Award in New Delhi, 5 February:

DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL PROGRESS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDIS ABABA ADDRESS

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Summit Meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, 2 February:

Secretary-General condemns in strongest terms attack on United Nations staff

After one refugee worker killed, another abducted in Pakistan

 

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