The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident, which was an independent body established in August last year, submitted its report to the Secretary-General this morning. The report is now available on the United Nations website. The […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day of Peace, to be observed on 21 September: Every year on the International Day of Peace, people around the world commit to non-violence and to harmony among all peoples and nations. Peace is our mission, our day-to-day quest. This year?s theme focuses on […]
Briefing Security Council, He Stresses Need to Be Proactive, Effective As fighting wound down in Libya and urgent humanitarian needs were met, the most important job for the United Nations was ensuring that multilateral, regional and international efforts complemented each other and were responsive to Libyan wishes, Secretary-Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today. […]
Accusations Traded over Full Implementation of Resolution 1701 (2006) In the wake of attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Security Council today extended its mandate for one year, until 31 August 2012, condemning all terrorist attacks against it in the strongest terms. Unanimously adopting resolution 2004 (2011), the 15-member body strongly […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s briefing to the Security Council on Libya, in New York, today, 30 August: Let me begin with an update on the terrorist attack on the United Nations House in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. We have all condemned this terrible act. As many of us noted, it was […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Hardeep Singh Puri ( India): The members of the Security Council were briefed by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on the issue of piracy and maritime armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of West Africa, on 23 […]
Presidential Statement Stresses Need To Improve Communications with Secretariat, All Other Stakeholders The Security Council today committed itself to strengthening its partnership with countries contributing military and police contingents to United Nations peacekeeping operations as it held a day-long review of peacekeeping involving some 48 speakers. Issuing a statement read out by Hardeep Singh Puri […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the election on 28 August of Babu Ram Bhattarai as Prime Minister of Nepal and extends his congratulations to the Prime Minister. He hopes to see the early establishment of an inclusive Government through consensus and compromise. While […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the Government of Sudan?s decision to grant amnesty to five sheikhs (community leaders) who were sheltering at the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Community Policing Centre in Kalma, South Darfur. The sheikhs, who returned to […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by the arson attack that killed 53 people in Monterrey, Mexico, yesterday. He condemns this deplorable act of violence and expresses his condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims and the Government of Mexico. The […]
