Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Soil Day, observed on 5 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly high-level panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its thirty-sixth session from 28 to 30 November at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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

The Department of Public Information (DPI) today associated itself with 11 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), bringing to 1,450 the number working with the Department in the area of communications and outreach.

Exploitation of the Internet and social media for terrorist purposes will be defeated, including through sustained and comprehensive action involving the active participation and collaboration of Member States, international and regional organizations, civil society and the private sector, according to the one of the preliminary conclusions of a special meeting in New York on 1 December.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain):

Debates on international judicial cooperation, the sanctions regime surrounding nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and human trafficking would be the major topics to be addressed this month by the Security Council, Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain), Council President for December, said at a Headquarters press conference today.