The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany): The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the ongoing attacks carried out by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) across central Africa, which pose a continuing threat to regional security. They expressed their grave concern at the atrocities committed […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned by news of violence in Malawi, where clashes between demonstrators and police caused many deaths and injuries. He is saddened by the loss of life and reiterates his call for all differences to be resolved through […]
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Iberoamerican Creative Summit, 21 July, in Avilés, Spain: Señoras y señores, buenos días. Welcome to the Iberoamerican Creative Summit. I wish I could join you today. You are artists. I am a diplomat. But we all feel pain when we hear […]
In a wide-ranging press conference at Headquarters today, Michael Williams, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, assessed the progress and setbacks in the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), saying that major issues — including the existence of arms outside State control, their use as a political instrument and Israel’s presence in the […]
‘We Will Go Forward, Not Backward,’ Pledges Delegation, but Committee Experts Say Draft Lacks Definition of Discrimination, While Harmful Social Customs Persist The delegation of Nepal today assured experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women that gender violence, discrimination and protection of minorities were being considered in the constitutional process […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany): The members of the Security Council recall resolution 1993 (2011) and welcome the arrest on 20 July 2011 of Goran Hadžić, the final fugitive sought by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Goran Hadžić has been […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Korea Society annual dinner, in New York, 19 July: Thank you for your warm welcome. It is a great pleasure to see you this evening. There are so many good friends of the United Nations, United States, and the Republic of Korea. In fact, I […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the escalating violence against peaceful protesters in Syria. He calls on the Syrian authorities to stop repression immediately. All sides should refrain from using violence. The Secretary-General reiterates his call for a credible […]
The United Nations today confirmed the existence of famine in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle, and made an urgent appeal for “exceptional efforts” to support Somalis in overcoming that humanitarian crisis, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference. Speaking […]
?Make No Mistake?, Says Secretary-General, ?Climate Change Not Only Exacerbates Threats to Peace and Security, It Is a Threat to International Peace and Security? The Security Council this afternoon expressed concern that the possible adverse effects of climate change could, in the long-run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security and that the […]
