Africa

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks to the conference on Somalia, held in Istanbul, Turkey, 22 May:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Conference: “Continental Integration of Africa as a Prerequisite for Political, Social and Economic Development”, in Bologna, Italy, today, 21 May:

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, observed on 25 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the official presentation of the Heidelberg Darfur Dialogue Outcome Document, delivered by Djibril Yipènè Bassolé, Joint African Union-United Nations Chief Mediator for Darfur, in Berlin, today, 19 May:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the international conference “Africa, an Opportunity for the World: Realities and Challenges”, in Yaoundé, today, 18 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly in honour of the late President Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria, today, 13 May, in New York:

NEW YORK, 12 May (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) ‑‑ At its thirtieth Ministerial Meeting, held last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 11 member States of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) unanimously adopted the “Central African Convention on the control of small arms and light weapons, their ammunition, parts and components that can be used for their manufacture, repair or assembly”.

The following Security Council press statement on Burundi was read out today by Council President Nawaf Salam ( Lebanon):

The following Security Council press statement on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) was read out today by Council President Nawaf Salam (Lebanon):