‘SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE’ THAT 2.6 BILLION LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PREPARATORY MEETING FOR INTERNATIONAL YEAR

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Preparatory Meeting on the International Year of Sanitation, held in New York on 7 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING DEATHS OF PEACEKEEPERS IN SINAI

 

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

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fourth Committee

28^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT REAFFIRMING NEED TO IMPLEMENT ZERO TOLERANCE

OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS

 

Biographical Note

Secretary-General, African Union commission chair appoint Rodolphe Adada of congo

 

Secretary-General hopes for high voter turnout, peaceful reaction

 

to results in Timor-Leste’s second round of elections

 

Following is United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the second round of presidential elections in Timor-Leste, taking place 9 May:

Background Release

PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE, SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO CONVENE

MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE, IN PRETORIA 9-10 MAY

Event to Be Followed by Day-long Public Forum on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

SOCIETY MUST HELP FAMILIES IN ENSURING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ENJOY FULL RIGHTS,

 

DIGNITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Families, observed on 15 May:

United Nations report says Energy indicators can help achieve

sustainable development goals

 

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA

 

The following Security Council press statement on Ethiopia and Eritrea was delivered on 8 may by Council President Zalmay Khalilzad ( United States):

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS FORMATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND POWER-SHARING GOVERNMENT

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