United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen of Denmark as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director (Management) of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), replacing Mari Simonen, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service and commitment to the Organization.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Raisedon Zenenga of Zimbabwe as Deputy Special Representative (Political) in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Baso Sangqu (South Africa):

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon.

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 14 January:

Following is the address of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, delivered at United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Headquarters, Naqoura, Lebanon, 14 January:

Following is the toast of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the official dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, in honour of the participants at the high-level meeting of reform and transitions to democracy in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 15 January:

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s keynote address, as delivered, at the high-level meeting on reform and transitions to democracy, in Beirut, Lebanon, 15 January:

The situation in West Africa had taken a turn “in the right direction”, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the subregion told the Security Council today, noting that a cessation of “open conflict” and tensions tied to institutional political unrest had, in some countries, resulted in credible elections.