SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT HIS FIRST SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, ASSURES

MEMBERS OF HIS ‘DEEP SENSE OF MISSION’

 

Security Council

5616^th Meeting (AM)

EUROPEAN UNION MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CONTRIBUTED SUCCESSFULLY

 

TO COUNTRY’S POLITICAL TRANSITION, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

 

IN ADDRESS TO UNA-USA BUSINESS COUNCIL, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ONLY UNITED NATIONS

HAS UNIVERSAL LEGITIMACY NEEDED TO ADDRESS TODAY’S GLOBAL CHALLENGES

‘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:

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.

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