Press Release

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

Resolution 1540 (2004), adopted more than 12 years ago, remains a key instrument in global efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons to non-State actors, in particular to terrorists.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the United Nations International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in Geneva today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the membership of his Global Health Crises Task Force.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Cooperatives, to be observed on 2 July:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the annual Security Review Conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in Vienna today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew late on Wednesday, 22 June, from New York to Havana, Cuba, to witness the signing of a ceasefire and the laying down of arms between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC-EP).

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Business and Climate Summit, in London today: