Press Release

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, for the side event “Moving Away from the Death Penalty”, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, for the high-level side event, “Fast Track: Ending Aids by 2030”, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the High-Level event on Reducing Risks from Water-Related Disasters, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks to the high-level event on Libya, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, to be observed on 26 September:

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

The flagship United Nations publication "Basic Facts about the United Nations" has been published in Arabic for the first time in nearly 35 years. With this new edition, the United Nations Department of Public Information seeks to provide hundreds of millions of Arabic speakers around the world with the opportunity to learn more about the Organization and its global activities.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at the high-level meeting on Somalia held in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s address “From turmoil to peace” to the General Assembly, in New York today: