Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, to be observed on 6 February under the theme, “Preserve the Best in Culture and Leave Harm Behind”:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael O’Neill of the United Kingdom as Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy at the United Nations Development Programme.

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event entitled “Healthy Oceans and Seas: A Way Forward”, in New York, 4 February:

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Sochi on 6 February:

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

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Opening Session of the High‑level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, in New York, 6 February:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly’s interactive briefing with civil society on the post-2015 development agenda, in New York, 6 February:

Peace activist, human rights defender and 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams will be at United Nations Headquarters on 11 February to take part in the United Nations Academic Impact’s “Classroom Conversation”. The event, simply called “A conversation with Jody Williams”, will focus on her peace activism and grass roots campaign. It will take place in Conference Room 2 from 3 to 5 p.m.

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