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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, in Gandhinagar, India, today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

Following are Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the United Nations Global Compact Board Luncheon, in New York, 9 January:

Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General at the World Health Organization, announced that the two Ebola vaccines that had underwent the first testing phase have an acceptable safety profile.  The third testing phase, which consists of vaccinating healthy volunteers in affected areas, is about to begin.

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Salihu Zaway Uba of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Global Compact Board meeting, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of “Group of 77” developing countries and China today, in New York:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the year ahead, in New York today: