SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES MAURITANIAN PRESIDENT’S RELEASE FROM HOUSE ARREST

The following statement was issued on Sunday, 21 December, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RECENT JUDGEMENTS HANDED DOWN

 

BY INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES LAW ALLOWING JAPAN TO CONTINUE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN

 

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

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 17 DECEMBER 2008

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  It’s a great pleasure to meet you.

FOLLOWING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES 1 MARCH 2009

START DATE FOR SPECIAL LEBANON TRIBUNAL ON HARIRI ASSASSINATION

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

welcoming lifting of state of emergency in Bangladesh, Secretary-General

Encourages all parties to ‘address nation’s challenges together’

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

PROTECTING EDUCATION GAINS VITAL TO ACHIEVEMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON EDUCATION FOR ALL

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the High-Level Group on Education for All, in Oslo, today, 16 December:

give african forces in somalia substantial, credible backing, Secretary-General

urges as Security Council considers challenges facing horn of africa country

Secretary-general, in Security Council statement, calls for unity of purpose

while stressing vital need to conclude israeli-palestinian peace process

MULTIPLE ECONOMIC CRISES THREATEN TO REVERSE PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

‘POLICY RESPONSE MUST BE BOLD’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed 19 December: