Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the launch of the Global Sustainability Panel report, ?Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing?, in Addis Ababa on 30 January: I am pleased to be in Addis to receive the report of my High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. It is fitting that we meet in […]
Special Representative Says December Legislative Elections Successful, Peaceful; UN Must Continue Supporting Recovery, Security Priorities Identified by Government The international community must continue supporting the security and recovery priorities already identified by the Government of Côte d?Ivoire, as ?remarkable progress? was being made towards restoring normalcy since the end of the violent post-election crisis […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel discussion on the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, in Davos, Switzerland, on 27 January: It is a great honour for me to open this very important forum on sustainable energy. Sustainable energy is a key priority, and a top priority for the United Nations […]
Special Representative Says December Legislative Elections Successful, Peaceful; UN Must Continue Supporting Recovery, Security Priorities Identified by Government The international community must continue supporting the security and recovery priorities already identified by the Government of Côte d?Ivoire, as ?remarkable progress? was being made towards restoring normalcy since the end of the violent post-election crisis […]
On 25 January 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the three entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the killing yesterday of Dr. Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, Secretary-General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, and extends his condolences to his family and colleagues. The Secretary-General condemns the attack that killed him, which targeted a vehicle […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued on 25 January by Council President Baso Sangqu (South Africa): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the multiple terrorist attacks that occurred in Kano, Nigeria, in recent days, causing numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council expressed their […]
Under-Secretary-General Briefs Members on Findings Of United Nations Inter-agency Assessment Mission to Sub-Saharan Region A spike in weapons proliferation, organized crime and terrorism ? compounded by a massive influx of migrants returning from Libya ? was exerting pressure on already-struggling countries across the Sahel region, the Security Council heard today as the senior United […]
Also Extends Terms of 12 Judges on Rwanda Criminal Tribunal Recognizing that the role of diamonds in fuelling armed conflict remained a matter of serious international concern, with a devastating effect on affected countries, the General Assembly this afternoon reaffirmed its strong and continuing support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, which aimed to […]
High Commissioner for Human Rights Outlines ‘Immense Challenges’ as Representative Pledges Action to Redress ‘Mistakes’ Faced with growing public frustration, armed clashes, diverse brigades, tight electoral schedules and proliferation of weapons, the Libyan authorities must be given “the space to address internal priorities” of the moment rather than the longer-term planning requested by international […]
