Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, brings to his post 37 years of service both in Government and on the global stage.

Career Highlights

Quartet Endorses extension of mechanism to fund Palestinian authority

Following is the text of a statement by the Middle East Quartet ( United Nations, United States, European Union, Russian Federation) issued today, 22 December:

Following is the text of the address today by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon on taking the oath of office in the General Assembly:

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL-designate ban ki-moon

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 14 DECEMBER 2006

Ahmad Fawzi:  It is my great pleasure to introduce the just-sworn-in Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL-designate ban ki-moon

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 13 october 2006

MIDDLE EAST QUARTET, TAKING STOCK OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, STRESSES

URGENT NEED FOR PROGRESS TOWARDS JUST, COMPREHENSIVE PEACE

 

The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation, United States):

United Nations DELEGATION DISCUSSES RESOLUTION 1701 IN BEIRUT

 

MIDDLE EAST QUARTET ENDORSES MECHANISM FOR CHANNELLING AID TO PALESTINIANS

The following statement was issued on 17 June, on behalf of the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, United States, European Union, Russian Federation), on Palestinian funding mechanism:

UNITED NATIONS COMMUNIQUÉ FOLLOWING SIGNING OF BOUNDARY AGREEMENT

BY PRESIDENTS OF CAMEROON, NIGERIA

Additional Candidates for Post of Executive Secretary,

 

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change