United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).  He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Economic and Social Council’s commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Didier L’Hôte of France as the Force Commander for the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Member States this morning received the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict, which says that 2014 saw unprecedented challenges for the protection of tens of millions of children growing up in countries impacted by conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Simona-Mirela Miculescu of Romania as his Representative and Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade.  Ms. Miculescu succeeds Peter Due of Denmark, who has assumed new functions at United Nations Headquarters.  The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Due for his contribution to the work of the United Nations Office in Belgrade during his tenure in this position.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the annual General Assembly review of HIV/AIDS, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the inaugural conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, convened in Nuremberg, Germany, on 6 June 2015:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a Group of Seven (G7) working session on terrorism, in Munich, Germany, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a working luncheon for outreach partners in Schloss Elmau, Germany, today: