Press Release

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Public Service Day, to be observed 23 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to be observed 26 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly thematic debate: “UN Peacekeeping — Looking into the Future” in New York, 22 June:

The following Security Council press statement on the deaths of three peacekeepers in Darfur was issued today by Council President Claude Heller (Mexico):

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

The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union):

To confront growing threats and pressures from a wide range of issues facing the world’s oceans, countries will discuss ways to build up their capacities to address ocean affairs and the law of the sea, including marine science, at a meeting to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 21 to 25 June.

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a reception marking the fortieth anniversary of the International Peace Institute (IPI), in New York on 16 June: