The following communiqué was issued after the mini-summit on Somalia, held in New York, 23 September: Today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a mini-summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the wider international community. The President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, briefed the mini-summit […]
Following are United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the reception held by La Francophonie in New York today, 24 September: It is a great pleasure to be with you tonight. I thank you, Minister [Bernard] Kouchner and your team, for your customary hospitality. The United Nations system and the International […]
Ministers of small island developing States addressed their nations’ most pressing vulnerabilities today, at a headquarters press conference held to coincide with the General Assembly high-level review of the Mauritius Strategy agreed upon five years ago to help chart a path to sustainable development. The panel of participants included Peter David, Minister for Foreign […]
President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus declared today that he was ?absolutely ready? for a fair and viable solution to the ?Cyprus problem? as soon as possible. Speaking at a Headquarters press conference this morning, President Christofias said his country?s participation in the Assembly was a ?unique opportunity for the promotion of the issue which […]
At a Headquarters press conference today, Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League stressed that a viable and serious process of negotiations for a peace settlement could not continue if Israeli settlement building in the Occupied Territories did not cease. It was a ?serious contradiction in terms? to be asked to continue negotiations, while […]
Theme of Debate: Reaffirming Central Role United Nations in Global Governance; Assembly President Says World Body Must Reform, Act with More Efficiency, Unity Achieving the United Nations ambitious agenda for a more prosperous and sustainable world free of nuclear weapons was among the great challenges of our era, and the Organization had a moral […]
Theme of Debate: Reaffirming Central Role United Nations in Global Governance; Assembly President Says World Body Must Reform, Act with More Efficiency, Unity Achieving the United Nations ambitious agenda for a more prosperous and sustainable world free of nuclear weapons was among the great challenges of our era, and the Organization had a moral […]
Secretary-General Opens High-level Meeting, With Nine Heads of State and Government, Six Other Senior Officials Attending In a summit meeting this afternoon, opened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and attended by nine Heads of State and Government as well as six ministers, the Security Council pledged to continue strengthening all its activities in […]
As General Assembly High-level Review of Progress to Meet Goals Concludes, Secretary-General Pledges to ?Promote Accountability on All Sides? Amid concern that the historic promise made 10 years ago to free millions of people from the injustice of extreme poverty, hunger and disease would ring hollow without a renewed political push for success, world […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Security Council Summit, in New York, today, 23 September: I commend the Government of Turkey for convening this Security Council Summit and for its focus on preventing and ending conflict and building peace. Since the end of the cold war, violent conflict has declined. Success […]
