Concluding its sixty-fifth session today, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved 15 draft resolutions, including one on agriculture development and food security, by which the General Assembly would stress the need to enhance production, productivity and sustainability, while calling for the timely realization of the 2009 G-8 commitment to mobilize $20 billion over three years for sustainable agricultural development.

The following statement was issued on 1 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following press statement was issued today by Security Council President Susan Rice (United States):

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointments of Brice Lalonde of France and Elizabeth Thompson of Barbados as the Executive Coordinators for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The General Assembly, by its resolution 64/236, decided to convene the Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government,.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Human Rights Day, to be observed on 10 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly informal meeting on Haiti, in New York today, 3 December:

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

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

The following statement was issued on 4 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: