Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address as delivered to the National Parliament in Dili today, 15 August:

At the Tenth Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, held at United Nations Headquarters from 31 July-10 August, more than 150 delegates met to discuss standardization of geographical names and to promote their consistent and accurate use.

The following statement was issued on 13 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued on 13 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Youth Forum in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, on 12 August:

On 13 August 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below to its List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1988 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the Yeosu Declaration Forum on 12 August:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks as prepared for delivery to the World Humanitarian Day Celebration in the General Assembly Hall, featuring Beyoncé, in New York on 10 August:

The following statement was issued on 12 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing statement as prepared for delivery to the First World Congress of Global Partnership for Young Women and Second Global Partnership Forum, in Seoul today, 13 August: