Press Release

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the United Nations Population Award ceremony, in New York, 16 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement following the Security Council’s vote on his second term of office, today, 17 June:

On 15 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Parliament of Uruguay in Montevideo on 15 June:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly informal civil society interactive hearing on non-communicable diseases, in New York today, 16 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, during his visit to Punta Rieles Penitentiary Centre in Montevideo today, 15 June:

On 14 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of Mr. Safet Ekrem Durguti from its Consolidated List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification, observed on 17 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the National School for Peacekeeping Operations, in Montevideo, 15 June: