The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the assassination today of the Governor of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Salman Taseer, a prominent leader whose death is a loss for Pakistan. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the family of Mr. Taseer and to the Government […]
The following statement was issued on 2 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by the bomb attack that killed 21 people and wounded 70 others at the al-Qiddissin Coptic Church in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year?s Eve. He strongly condemns this deplorable act of violence and supports […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Karin Landgren ( Sweden) as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB). The Secretary-General is grateful to Charles Petrie for his service to the Organization, and for his commitment in leading the United Nations Integrated Office in […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General remains very concerned about the deteriorating situation in Côte d’Ivoire. He is deeply alarmed to learn of the call by Charles Blé Goudé on the so-called Young Patriots to attack the Golf Hotel in Abidjan beginning on 1 […]
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Côte d?Ivoire to the United Nations, Youssoufou Bamba, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today. Prior to his new appointment, Mr. Bamba served, from January 2007, as his country?s Ambassador to Austria, as well as Permanent Representative […]
Standing on Doesn?t Mean Standing Alone, Secretary-General?s Special Representative Stresses in Briefing Afghanistan?s transition to responsibility for its own security, governance and development, put into motion this year, would result in a realignment of aid but not the country?s abandonment, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative for that country said today. The message was to ?help […]
Main Part of Sixty-Fifth Session Focused on Ways to Make United Nations, General Assembly Strong Tools Central to Tackling Global Development Challenges Amid mounting concern that the United Nations was losing ground to smaller and more agile groupings, the General Assembly — during the main part of its sixty-fifth session — was repeatedly urged […]
The following statement was issued on 26 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by the violence that caused the loss of so many innocent lives in the Plateau and Borno states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He condemns these deplorable acts of violence, especially at a […]
The following statement was issued on 25 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General was appalled to learn about a terrorist attack that took place on the morning of 25 December outside a World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution centre in the town of Khar, in the Bajur region of […]
Delegates Pass Text on Memorial to Legacy of Slavery, Transatlantic Slave Trade Wrapping up the main part of the sixty-fifth session, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss ( Switzerland) hailed the ?constructive and cooperative spirit? that had prevailed over three months of critical, and at times challenging, deliberations on a range of issues, from poverty […]
