ON ANNIVERSARY OF RWANDA GENOCIDE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CURRENT

CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OPERATIONAL

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the thirteenth anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, 9 April:

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADVISORY BOARD FOR UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND

TO REVIEW PROGRESS AFTER INAUGURAL YEAR

 

Commission on Population and Development

Fortieth Session

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings* (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP’S FINDINGS,

URGES DECISIVE ACTION BY STATES

 

The following statement was issued on Friday, 6 April, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

COLLECTIVE, MULTILATERAL APPROACH NEEDED TO ELIMINATE WEAPONS PROLIFERATION,

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION

 

Following is the text of today’s address by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the United Nations Disarmament Commission:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a one-day visit to Iraq, which was previously unannounced, where he met with Prime Minister Nouri Kamel al-Maliki to discuss the United Nations commitment to help the people of Iraq. 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo early in the afternoon of Friday, 23 March.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Israel from Egypt on Saturday, 24 March.  He was greeted upon arrival by Israel’s Minister for Defence, Amir Peretz.  After making brief remarks at Ben Gurion airport, the Secretary-General travelled to his hotel in Jerusalem.

On Tuesday, 27 March, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Saudi Arabia.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Lebanon from Saudi Arabia in the evening of Thursday, 29 March.  He made brief remarks to the press on arrival at Beirut airport.