SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT UNFOLDING SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONFIDENT ABOUT TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO UNITED NATIONS MISSION

IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD FROM EUROPEAN UNION FORCE

The following statement was issued yesterday, 15 March, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

BEAT DRUM OF HARMONY, URGES SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR DAY TO REMEMBER

VICTIMS OF SLAVERY, TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO ANNUAL LIONS DAY EVENT, STRESSES NEED

FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHARED GOAL OF PEACE

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the thirty-first annual Lions Day at the United Nations, in New York today, 13 March:

CONCERNED BY ESCALATING TENSIONS IN MADAGASCAR, SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES

RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE ONLY SOLUTION TO CURRENT CRISIS

 

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

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

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 12 MARCH 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  It is a great pleasure to see you today. I think we have much to discuss.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD OBSERVANCE, UNDERSCORES POTENTIAL

 

OF WATER AS UNIFYING FORCE RATHER THAN CATALYST FOR CONFLICT

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Water Day, to be observed on 22 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, NEW UNITED STATES PRESIDENT AGREE ON WIDE RANGE

 

OF ISSUES IN FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE SEMINAR, SAYS RECENT

EVENTS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO WIPE OUT PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS PEACE

WORLD HAS WITNESSED DISTURBING RISE IN HATRED, BIGOTRY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

URGING ON DAY TO ELIMINATE RACISM FOR ALL STATES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEAT IT