The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the bomb attack at the Indian High Court in New Delhi, which has killed and injured many today. The Secretary-General reiterates his firm stance that there is no justification for indiscriminate violence against civilians. He expresses […]
Mixed Response as Members Criticize Non-Compliance Amid Calls for Transparency, End to ?Selectivity?, Double Standards There were ongoing investigations into previously reported violations of sanctions related to Iran?s nuclear programme, as well as new complaints about its launching of ballistic missiles, the Chair of the Security Council Committee created to monitor implementation of those […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nawaf Salam ( Lebanon): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred in Delhi, India, on 7 September, causing numerous deaths and injuries. They expressed their deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the victims of […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) BONN, 5 September ? The sixty-fourth annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference, which focused on the role of civil society in creating and maintaining sustainable communities and developing responsive citizens, closed its three-day session this afternoon, with a call to action that encouraged participants to continue […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) BONN, 5 September ? If the movement towards sustainable societies was to advance, civil society must encourage people to realize that their local concerns were also global concerns, speakers said during this morning?s fourth and final round-table discussion of the sixty-fourth annual DPI/NGO Conference in Bonn. They suggested that […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) BONN, 4 September ? Participants in the sixty-fourth annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference were urged this afternoon not to grow discouraged in the face of so many seemingly intractable problems because their individual actions combined to make a big difference in the world. The comments […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Additional Commemorative Meeting of the Non-aligned Movement in Belgrade, 5‑6 September: It is a pleasure to extend my greetings to the Commemorative Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. I thank Egypt for its chairmanship and […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Auckland University today, 6 September: Thank you. Thank you for this very warm welcome. What a pleasure it is to be here in New Zealand, here at famous Auckland University, my first full day in this most beautiful country. Let me begin with […]
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s video message to the sixty-fourth annual Department of Public Information (DPI)/Non-Governmental organization (NGO) Conference in Bonn on 3 September: Mayor [Jürgen] Nimptsch, distinguished guests and delegates, thank you for taking part in this year?s United Nations DPI/NGO Conference. And I also want to thank the City […]
Diplomats working to strengthen implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stressed today the need for Governments to work harder to identify and tear down barriers hampering the employment of disabled persons and preventing them from participating fully in their communities. At a Headquarters press conference sponsored by the Permanent […]
