Press Release

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 video message yesterday for the “We Must Disarm” campaign:

The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations is launching a global effort to recruit more women police into its peacekeeping operations, as part of the campaign launched in May 2009 entitled “Power to Empower” that aims to move the ranks of the Organization towards gender equity.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, delivered by Sergio Duarte, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in Hiroshima, 6 August:

A report issued by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paints a disturbing picture of sexual violence used against civilians in armed conflicts and their aftermath.

A new $2.8 million project that will bring cutting-edge technology to small island States has been signed into action by the Government of Spain and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Pacific Leaders Forum in Cairns, Australia, delivered by Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, today, 5 August:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the First Global Model United Nations Conference in Geneva, 5-7 August 2009 (videotaping on 30 July):

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