SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED BY ISRAEL’S DECISION TO CEASE HOSTILITIES;

SAYS SHOULD BE FIRST STEP TOWARDS DURABLE CEASEFIRE

 

The following statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued in Beirut, Saturday, 17 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GAZA HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO BE DISPATCHED,

UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED TO EMBARK WITHOUT DELAY ON RECOVERY PROCESS

Secretary-General condemns firing of rockets from southern lebanon

 

Towards Israel, urges parties to exercise maximum restraint

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

Secretary-General condemns recent bombings, attacks in Darfur,

 

Calls for immediate, unconditional cessation of hostilities

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

Secretary-General, in message on day, says ‘LEt us remember’ holocaust victims

 

by reaffirming faith in dignity, equal rights of all members of human family

 

Secretary-General congratulates iraq on accession to chemical weapons convention,

says demonstrates commitment to disarmament, non-proliferation

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, 12 January 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Secretary-General strongly condemns rocket fire against Israel from southern

Lebanon; urges both parties to exercise maximum restraint

 

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

Secretary-General praises ‘great leadership’ of UNDP administrator Kemal Derviş,

 

Accepts his decision to leave position ‘with regret’

 

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

Secretary-General condemns Israeli firing on United Nations aid convoy in gaza,

Again calls for immediate ceasefire to allow full humanitarian access

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