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

Concert with maestro Barenboim and west-eastern divan orchestra ‘wonderful way’

To celebrate universal human rights declaration, says Secretary-General

GLOBAL COMPACT, UN VALUES IT PROMOTES CAN HELP RESTORE TRUST IN BUSINESS MARKETS

ERODED DURING CURRENT CRISIS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO NEW YORK MEETING

 

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the meeting of the Global Compact Board in New York, 15 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CHAIRS SIXTH MEETING OF HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE

ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY CRISIS

 

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

Secretary-General says ‘prosperity need not come at the expense of our planet’,

Urges investment in creation of green jobs, in message to Haiti seminar