The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the murder yesterday of more than 40 students and the wounding of several others by gunmen at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. He extends his condolences to the families of the bereaved […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the High-level Meeting on Central Asia held today at United Nations Headquarters. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General, with the participation of countries of Central Asia and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia […]
Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on Cooperation for the Rule of Law at the International Level, in New York on 27 September: I am pleased to attend this Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. I commend the Islamic Republic of Iran for its leadership, and for bringing […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the inter-Guinean dialogue leading to the holding of legislative elections tomorrow, 28 September. He congratulates the people of Guinea, its Government and political leaders for their commitment to a consensual and peaceful electoral process. He expresses appreciation for the […]
The text of the Secretary-General’s remarks at the working breakfast for the Informal Ministerial Consultations of la Francophonie: High-level Dialogue, on 23 September is not available in English. For the French text, please see http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2013/SGSM15305.doc.htm. * *** * Fonte: UN
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Ingha Rhonda King, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today. Until her appointment, Ms. King had an extensive career in academia and publishing, as well as in business development […]
On 11 September 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (delisting) of the entry specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) therefore no longer apply to […]
At its fortieth meeting, on 16 August 2013, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict agreed, in connection with the examination of the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar dated 1 May 2013 (S/2013/258), to address the following message to all parties to the armed conflict in Myanmar mentioned […]
Following a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference, held in New York today, 9 September: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I returned from the Saint Petersburg G-20 (Group of 20) Summit meeting on Saturday afternoon, and I felt it was important for me to brief you as soon as I could. Syria […]
On 27 August 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued the following update to its implementation assistance notice: Implementation Assistance Notice #2 (as updated on 27 August 2013) This note contains information aimed at assisting Member States in the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya and […]
