United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Tarawa, Kiribati, on Sunday afternoon, 4 September, from Honiara, Solomon Islands. Before landing just before dusk, the aircraft flew low over Tarawa so the Secretary-General could observe the layout of the low-lying and narrow island and gain an appreciation of the scale of […]
The United Nations, as part of its ongoing effort to bolster international law and strengthen the rule of law, will host its annual treaty event from 20 to 22 September and 26 to 27 September on the margins of the General Assembly’s general debate, top legal officers said today at a Headquarters press conference. “The treaty event provides an […]
While donors continued to provide substantial resources to fund tangible improvements in the lives of millions of people around the world, there was still a troubling distance between what had been pledged and what was actually being done to help poor countries realize the Millennium Development Goals through international cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General Ban […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned about recent flooding in Pakistan that has affected more than 5 million people, with over 1 million homes damaged or destroyed and 4.5 million acres of land flooded. He is worried about the situation in the southern […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, “Priorities for a Changing World: A Vision for the UN in the Second Decade of the Twenty-first Century”, as prepared for delivery to the Women’s International Forum, in New York, 15 September: Thank you for this opportunity to meet together. We meet at a momentous time. You […]
The General Assembly will convene a landmark meeting next week to energize the global community?s strategy to tackle deadly non-communicable diseases ? including heart disease, the world?s number one killer ? which not only caused huge numbers of premature and preventable deaths, but also undermined socio-economic development, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official […]
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference, held in New York today, 15 September: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to see you as we are preparing for the sixty-sixth session of the general debate. Once again, this is a good opportunity for us […]
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference, held in New York today, 15 September: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to see you as we are preparing for the sixty-sixth session of the general debate. Once again, this is a good opportunity for us […]
With staggering numbers of people in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa affected by ? and on the run from ? severe shortages of food and water, a senior official overseeing the response of the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF) to the crisis said today that the United Nations was intensifying its efforts to save lives […]
The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations appealed this evening to authorities in Serbia and Kosovo to maintain calm and avoid exacerbating tensions over a plan to hand over authority on boundary crossing points to the European Union mission with the presence of Kosovo customs officials. ?We are very concerned that announced plans could lead […]
