Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the UNiTE Network of Men Leaders to End Violence against Women, in New York today, 24 November:

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

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning made recommendations to the General Assembly on the final administrative liquidation budget of the recently-terminated United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).

The Palestinian Rights Committee will hold a special meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at 10 a.m. on Monday, 30 November 2009, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977.

The most important United Nations meeting on South-South cooperation in decades will highlight growing political and economic ties within the developing world, as countries of the South assume leading roles in decisions on hot global issues ranging from economic recovery to food security and climate change. Taking place at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, the 1-3 December conference will seek to promote and sharpen the benefits of mutual support among developing and transition economies.

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a press conference on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, held today, 24 November:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the fifty-first annual UNA-USA/BCUN Global Leadership Awards gala, in New York, 23 November:

Alarmed at the increase in racist violence and xenophobic ideas in many parts of the world, the General Assembly would express unequivocal condemnation of all forms of racism and racial discrimination by one of five draft resolutions approved today as the Third Committee concluded its work for the current session.

A photo exhibition entitled “The United Nations and the Palestine Refugees, 60 Years Later" will be launched at 6 p.m. on Monday, 30 November in the North East Gallery of the Visitors’ Lobby. This exhibit, presented by UNRWA, under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, is organized in connection with the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

The Peacebuilding Commission was the central intergovernmental body mandated with ensuring that the United Nations led in coordinating international efforts to help alleviate the suffering of populations in post-conflict situations, the Commission’s Chairman, Heraldo Muñoz of Chile told the Security Council today.