Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2013 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, as delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 8 October:

The 2013 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East opened today at the Istanbul Hilton Exhibition and Convention Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. This two-day event will focus on the evolving media-related dynamics in the Middle East and will explore how the media relate to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October:

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

NEW YORK, 7 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The annual United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme will commence its third and final segment today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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

HAMBURG/GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 7 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — Seven disarmament policies from five continents have been shortlisted as final contenders for the 2013 Future Policy Award.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the sixth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, in New York on 7 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, to the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome on 7 October:

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