Press Releases

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General extends his congratulations to Mr. Almazbek Atambaev upon his inauguration as President of the Kyrgyz Republic. He encourages the new leadership of the country to continue pursuing a policy of…

The Secretary-General’s message to High Level International meeting on the Development of a Central Asian Plan of Action to implement the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General commends the people of Kyrgyzstan for conducting the presidential elections on 30 October in a peaceful manner. He encourages all political forces to work together to ensure the stable post…

Report in English on "Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS- Intensify our efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS": Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS- Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS Report in English on…

NEW YORK, September 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held meetings with H.E. Roza Otunbaeva, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Gurbanguly…

NEW YORK Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Having just observed the anniversary of 9/11, we can say one thing with certainty: the threat of terrorism has not gone away. In the past decade alone, horrific images from around…

NEW YORK – Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the world community to reinforce preventive diplomacy which, through a system of early warnings and skilled interventions, can pre-empt conflicts before they erupt…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Delivered by Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs President Berdimuhamedov, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to convey my greetings to all those gathered to…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan delivered by Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) I am pleased to send my…