Press Release

The following statement was issued Saturday, 23 May, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

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

Following is the joint statement by the Government of Sri Lanka and the United Nations at the conclusion of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Sri Lanka on 23 May:

As Internet access grows, mobile connectivity explodes and remarkable innovations in social networking spread rapidly even in the least developed countries, the United Nations will meet with digital innovators on 26 May in Geneva to explore how developing countries can take advantage of these opportunities.

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 World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s commencement address as delivered at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, “Global Leadership in a Time of Crisis”, in Washington, D.C., on 21 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on arrival in Sri Lanka today, 22 May:

A training course for experts available to the United Nations Secretary-General for investigations of the alleged use of chemical, biological and toxin weapons will be held in Umeå, Sweden, from 25 May to 5 June.

The following Security Council press statement on Myanmar was read out today by Council President Vitaly Churkin ( Russian Federation):