United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed to the General Assembly the re-election of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further term of five years, effective 15 June.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the African Union Special Summit of Heads of State and Government on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, in Kampala today, 22 October:

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

2 February 2009

Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12083 REF/1190

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General condemns in strongest terms attack on United Nations staff

After one refugee worker killed, another abducted in Pakistan

 

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

06/10/2005

Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10145 REF/1185

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO UNHCR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:  WORLD SUMMIT

MADE REMARKABLE COMMITMENT TO HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY

28/07/2005

Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10020 REF/1184

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON KYRGYZSTAN Authorities TO FACILITATE

 

EVACUATION OF UZBEK REFUGEES

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

27/06/2005

Press Release SG/SM/9965 REF/1183

SECRETARY-GENERAL INTRODUCES NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

AT HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE

 

Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks introducing the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, to the media, in New York, 27 June:

It’s a very great pleasure to introduce António Guterres, the new High Commissioner for Refugees.

24/05/2005

Press Release SG/A/924 BIO/3661 REF/1180

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF ANTÓNIO MANUEL DE OLIVEIRA GUTERRES,

FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF PORTUGAL, AS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed to the General Assembly the appointment of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a term of three years effective 15 June 2005.

06/10/2003

Press Release REF/1177

LUBBERS TO CONTINUE AS UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

(Reissued as received)

GENEVA, 6 October (UNHCR) –- Acting on the proposal of the Secretary-General, the United Nations General Assembly today extended the term of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers through the end of 2005.  With the two-year extension, Mr. Lubbers will have served a term of five full years.

19/09/2003

Press Release REF/1176

UN REFUGEE AGENCY LAUNCHES NEW GUIDELINES TO BETTER PROTECT

REFUGEE WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 19 September (UNHCR) -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday invited the humanitarian and development communities to join forces in combatting sexual and gender-based violence against refugees, returnees and internally displaced people.