Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the special event to launch the “7 Billion Actions” initiative in New York today, 14 September:

The Security Council this morning decided to reappoint Serge Brammertz as Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia until 31 December 2014.

The new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations, Mamadi Touré, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 22 June 2011.

Haniff Hussein, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 22 June 2010.

Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 22 June 2011.

Hernán Salinas Burgos, Director of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, was elected Chair of the Sixth Committee (Legal) on 22 June 2011.

Declaring the present a “remarkable moment” for Somalia following recent broad-based agreements, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the east African country appealed to the Security Council today to send an unequivocal message of encouragement to its leadership while firmly opposing any return to political bickering or further extension of the political transition.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the International Day of Peace Observance with Kyung Hee University, 14 September, in New York: