Press Release

Following is the text of the video message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the Youth 21 Initiative Meeting in Nairobi, 15-18 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tuberculosis Day, observed 24 March:

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

On 14 March 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the four entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council meeting on changes in the Middle East, in New York, 12 March:

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Special High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in New York, 12 March:

A landmark set of 10 principles to ensure that companies respect and support children’s rights has been launched. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Global Compact and Save the Children today introduced the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, a call on businesses to step up their efforts to respect and support children’s rights in the workplace, marketplace and community.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the launch of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, in London, 12 March:

On 12 March 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the three entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The following note was issued today in New York by the Middle East Quartet following informal consultations: