Press Release

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

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):

On 20 November a two-day conference ended in Wiesbaden, Germany, that engaged representatives of various sectors of industry from around the world, along with Government regulators, to consult on ways to enhance the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).  Industry has a vital role to play, particularly in supporting the implementation of strategic trade controls and the physical protection of materials that might be diverted for use in the illicit development and production of such weapons and their delivery means.

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the meeting on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, in New York today:

The Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Committee associated 15 NGOs with the United Nations Department of Public Information and disassociated one organization on Friday, 20 November.

Following are UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the seventh Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, in Kuala Lumpur today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur today:

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

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