Africa

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

A regional workshop to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 2 to 4 February will aim to promote the building of national- and regional-level capacity to advance full implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).

The following statement was issued on 11 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued on 9 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Bo Schack of Denmark to serve as his Deputy Special Representative in the Central African Republic. Mr. Schack will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Lieutenant General (retired) Jasbir Singh Lidder of India as his Deputy Special Representative for the Sudan.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Georg Charpentier of Finland as his Deputy Special Representative for the Sudan and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in that country.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council’s briefing by the African Union High-level Panel on the Sudan, in New York today, 21 December:

The following Security Council press statement on Sudan was read out today by Council President Michel Kafando ( Burkina Faso):

The following statement was issued on 19 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: