‘TRUE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT’ NEEDED TO CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE,

HALT AIDS, REDUCE INEQUALITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NEW YORK CEREMONY

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

Security Council

5617^th Meeting (PM)

UNITED NATIONS SAYS BANGLADESH POLITICAL CRISIS JEOPARDIZES ELECTORAL LEGITIMACY,

URGES ALL PARTIES TO REFRAIN FROM VIOLENCE, SEEK COMPROMISE

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

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Security Council

5618^th Meeting (AM)

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

 

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 11 JANUARY 2007

 

Secretary-General: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  I am delighted to see you all again.

MEETING TO ADDRESS SECURITY OF UNITED NATIONS STAFF,

 

HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, TO BE HELD ON 16 JANUARY

 

Security Council

5619^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MYANMAR,

 

OWING TO NEGATIVE VOTES BY CHINA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Vote is 9 in Favour to 3 Against, with 3 Abstentions

Security Council

2006 Round-up

SECURITY COUNCIL CONFRONTS AMBITIOUS AGENDA IN 2006, BROKERING CEASEFIRES,

EASING DIFFICULT TRANSITIONS, BLUNTING RELAPSES INTO CONFLICT

Major Concerns Addressed Include War in Lebanon, Arab-Israeli

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ESCAP APPOINTS HAK-FAN LAU AS CHIEF

OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICES IN BANGKOK