Secretary-General says Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Given to Tostan

for grass-roots work in Africa, celebrates ‘the best of Humanity’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Dinner in New York, 12 September:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in N’Djamena from Khartoum on Friday, 7 September.

Adoption of indigenous rights declaration ‘major victory’ for United Nations

in long history of developing human rights standards, says chair of UN Forum

Battle to repair ozone layer ‘one of the great success stories’ In international

cooperation, says Secretary-General on international Day

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Sirte, Libya, from the Chadian capital N’Djamena on Saturday, 8 September.

After a three-day retreat for Under-Secretaries-General and Assistant Secretaries-General of the United Nations system at the United Nations staff college in Turin, Italy, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Khartoum on Monday, 3 September, to begin his first official visit to the Sudan in his current capacity.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDONESIA

EARTHQUAKE, SAYS UN TEAM DISPATCHES FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENT

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS CREDIBLE PROGRESS MADE ON KEY

DARFUR ISSUES DURING RECENT ‘INTENSIVE AND REWARDING’ TRIP TO REGION

 

Security Council press statement on Democratic Republic of Congo

 

The following Security Council statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was delivered today by the Council President Jean-Maurice Ripert ( France):

DESERTIFICATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POSE UNRIVALLED CHALLENGE TO HUMANITY, DEMAND

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE FROM ALL, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MADRID MEETING