Africa

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):

The Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum (SSSCF), initially established as the Sudan Consultative Forum on 8 May 2010, held its fifth meeting at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, on 27 September 2012. The meeting was co-chaired by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping. The Chairperson-elect of the AU Commission, Madam Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was also present.

On 27 September 2012, I convened a high-level meeting on eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The meeting was an opportunity for key stakeholders to contribute to national, regional and international efforts aimed at finding a peaceful and sustainable resolution to the crisis in eastern DRC.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level meeting on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in New York, 27 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Sudan-South Sudan Consultative Forum, in New York, 27 September:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following communiqué on the Secretary-General’s Mini-Summit on Somalia was issued on 26 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the mini-Summit on Somalia, in New York, 26 September:

A High-Level Meeting on the Sahel took place in New York on 26 September 2012, at the invitation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. Member States of the United Nations and representatives of regional and international organizations participated in the meeting.