Press Release

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the report of the Task Force on Innovative International Financing for Health Systems, in New York, today, 23 September:

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 to the Global Creative Leaders Summit, delivered by Amir Dossal, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Partnerships, in New York today, 23 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the meeting for “A Call to Action: Protecting Mothers and Children against AIDS” in New York, today, 23 September:

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has learned of a “window of opportunity” in Guinea-Bissau, stemming from the peaceful elections there, for which increased international support is needed.

On 23 September 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from its Consolidated List. The Committee approved this de-listing following its review of the name, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008).

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the media on the high-level meeting of the Group of Friends on Myanmar, read by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, in New York today, 23 September:

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

As world leaders from 192 United Nations Member States converge on New York for the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, the Department of Public Information is launching a groundbreaking campaign entitled “Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations”, which encourages people everywhere to directly engage with decision-makers by uploading video messages on the United Nations YouTube channel.

Following is the text of remarks by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon to the Alliance of Small Island Developing States Summit on Climate Change, Monday, 21 September: