SECRETARY-GENERAL CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ‘GROUP OF FRIENDS’ ON MYANMAR

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

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE EAST BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON,

QUARTET PRINCIPALS AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 26 SEPTEMBER 2008

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING CRISIS-MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, CITES COORDINATION,

FLEXIBILITY AS KEY ELEMENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS-EUROPEAN UNION COOPERATION

SECRETARY-GENERAL, VOICING STRONG SUPPORT FOR BOLIVIA’S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS,

WELCOMES GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH OPPONENTS

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT GROUP OF 77 MINISTERIAL MEETING, INVOKES MONTERREY SPIRIT

IN EMPHASIZING CRITICAL NEED FOR ACTION ON TRADE, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

LET US INCORPORATE DISASTER REDUCTION NEEDS AS KEY PLANK OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA,

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction, to be observed on 8 October:

IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED NATIONAL AGEING-SPECIFIC POLICIES

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Older Persons, to be observed on 1 October:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES LEADERS AT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS EVENT TO BE BOLD,

GENEROUS IN THEIR COMMITMENTS -- ‘TELL US WHAT YOU WILL DO, HOW YOU WILL DO IT’

Secretary-General calls for greater resources to promote gender equality

in remarks at event on empowerment of women

 

VOICING OPTIMISM IN CONCLUDING REMARKS TO HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON MILLENNIUM GOALS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CULTURE OF INDIFFERENCE CANNOT CONTINUE