Press Release - Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Announces Plan - June 6, 2011

...You have asked me often about my intentions for the future.  This morning, I sent a letter to the membership of the General Assembly and the Security Council, offering, humbly, myself for consideration for a second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations.  It has been an enormous privilege to lead this great Organization. 

If supported by the Members States, I would be deeply honoured to serve once more. ...