United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jamal Benomar of the United Kingdom as his Special Adviser at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, at the tenth meeting of the Heads of United Nations Police Components, today, in New York:

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

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

The General Assembly today elected 23 members to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and one member to the Economic and Social Council, while appointing members of the Committee on Conferences and the Joint Inspection Unit.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Yukio Takasu, Under-Secretary-General for Management, at the Umoja “Go Live” celebration, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susan Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the Security Council ministerial meeting on Somalia, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):

Between 27 and 29 October, the Governments of Morocco and Spain conducted “Gate to Africa”, a joint exercise designed to strengthen their national capabilities on security of radioactive material in transport, in this case, radioactive sources used for cancer therapy, by sea.

The International Court of Justice’s contributions to the United Nations were evident not only in its establishment of the Organization’s international legal personality, but by clarifying the Organization’s role and place in the world’s legal regime, as well as the scope of its powers with which it was entrusted, the President of that Court told Sixth Committee delegates today.