Press Release

United Nations Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors acted quickly in the days following the 12 January earthquake in Haiti to raise money, increase awareness and help the people of Haiti rebuild their country and their lives.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the revised flash appeal for Haiti, in New York today, 18 February:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Day of Social Justice, observed on 20 February:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the informal consultation on the 2010 Review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, in New York today, 17 February:

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 to the thirty-third session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council, held in Rome today, 17 February:

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific located in Kathmandu, Nepal, is organizing a seminar entitled “Enhancing International and Regional Cooperation to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate Illicit Brokering in Small Arms and Light Weapons in East and South-East Asia”, in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18-19 February.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kiyo Akasaka, and Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, have jointly announced that the sixty-third United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 30 August to 1 September 2010.

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