Desertification, climate change threaten development goals, must be addressed

together, as ‘one global challenge’, says Secretary-General on world day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed 17 June:

ADDRESSING WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL

ASKS UN SYSTEM TO USE ENERGY MORE EFFICIENTLY AND ELIMINATE WASTEFUL PRACTICES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the World Tourism Organization in Madrid today, 5 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON ANNIVERSARY OF 1967 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, SAYS END

TO OCCUPATION, POLITICAL SOLUTION TO CONFLICT ONLY WAY FORWARD

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

Secretary-General, in message to Geneva meeting, says Simple, cost-effective risk

reduction policies can save lives, livelihoods from effects of natural hazards

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CHARLES TAYLOR TRIAL CONTRIBUTES TO FIGHT

 

AGAINST IMPUNITY, STRENGTHENS RULE OF LAW WORLDWIDE

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISPATCHING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

TO HORN OF AFRICA FOR CONSULTATIONS ON SOMALIA

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KILLINGS OF SRI LANKAN

 

RED CROSS WORKERS, DEMANDS INVESTIGATION

 

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

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES MAKES CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO UNITED NATIONS

RENEWAL, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN ADDRESS TO PANAMA CONFERENCE

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Panama yesterday, 3 June:

Secretary-General receives audit on United Nations operations in Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea, says first step in worldwide probe of field activities

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS STUDENTS TO ‘JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE’,

IN REMARKS AT WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY OBSERVANCE

 

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the annual student observance of World Environment Day, in New York, 1 June: