The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Peter Wittig ( Germany): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the wave of terrorist attacks across Iraq on 8 and 9 September, causing numerous deaths and injuries and damage to the French honorary consulate premises in Nasiriyah. They expressed their deep […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Parliament of Switzerland in Berne today, 11 September: Bonjour. C?est un honneur d?être ici. Merci pour cette invitation. Buongiorno. E’ un onore essere qui. Grazie per questo invito. Gruessech mitenand. Es ist mir eine Ehre hier zu sein. Danke schön für diese Einladung. Caras dunas. Chars […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left New York around midday on Tuesday, 28 August, and arrived in Iran early in the afternoon of Wednesday, 29 August, after a change of planes in Dubai. Upon arrival in Tehran, the Secretary-General headed directly to the Parliament Palace, where he held talks with Ali Ardashir Larijani, the Speaker of […]
Concern Voiced over Accuracy, Lack of Stronger Language in Some Areas Concluding its two-week session today, the second United Nations conference to review the 2001 Programme of Action on trafficking in small arms and light weapons adopted a consensus outcome document that highlighted the international community?s renewed commitment to preventing, combating and eradicating the […]
Despite a fragile moratorium on nuclear-weapons testing, the risks posed by such activities still loomed heavily over the international community, expert panellists said today as delegates and other participants gathered in observance of the international day devoted to bringing an end to testing. ?Nuclear tests are a threat to human health and global stability,? […]
The Meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights this morning re-elected four members and elected five new members to its monitoring body, the Human Rights Committee. Elected by secret ballot for four-year terms beginning on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2016, the new members will replace those whose terms […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message, to be delivered by Abou Moussa, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), to the mini-Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in Kampala on 7-8 September: I am pleased to send greetings to this important Summit of […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Moustapha Soumaré of Mali as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme […]
Investing in the sound management of chemicals could lead to a savings of billions of dollars and significantly reduced human health risks, said a panel of experts at a Headquarters press conference today, as they gathered to launch a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the matter. ?Chemical production is growing worldwide, but […]
Use of Force Must Be Last Resort, Says President before Panel Discussion Presenting his fourth report on the responsibility to protect, which addressed the third pillar concept of ?timely and decisive response?, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that he was haunted by a fear that the international community did not live up to the […]
