Press Release

With less than one month to Rio+20, the next round of negotiations between Governments to forge the outcome document for the major global conference on sustainable development will take place at the United Nations from 29 May to 2 June.

The following statement was issued on 28 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony to Honour Fallen Peacekeepers, in New York, 29 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Rio+20 informal consultations on the draft outcome document, in New York, 29 May:

The following joint statement was issued 26 May by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan):

NEW YORK, 25 May, Office for Disarmament Affairs — through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) provided a set of small arms destruction equipment to Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada and trained national officers on the use of the equipment.

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Tuesday, 29 May. This marks the fourth year in a row the United Nations will honour more than 100 blue helmets who lost their lives the previous year while serving the cause of peace. This sombre milestone is a stark reminder of the risks incurred by individuals who put their lives on the line when they deploy to United Nations missions around the world.

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks at the Panel Discussion on Public-Private Partnerships in Education: An Evidence-Based Approach, in New York, 25 May:

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