The Secretary-General's financial disclosure statement for the period 1 January –31 December 2006 was submitted to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the external financial firm hired by the United Nations to confidentially review the financial disclosure statements submitted by staff. PwC, in reviewing the Secretary-General's financial disclosure form, has determined that no further action is required of him with respect to his compliance with the requirements of the financial disclosure programme.

Now that the review is complete, the Secretary-General is honouring his promise to make the statement public. In this connection, the disclosure form has been posted on the Secretary-General's website. Certain personal details have been removed for security purposes.