Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, early on Monday evening, 9 November, to take part in the Fourth Summit of Arab and South American countries.

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

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

On 12 November 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the names below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Diabetes Day, observed on 14 November:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairs of the regional groups of Member States, today informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Filippo Grandi of Italy as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at an event commemorating the fortieth anniversary of Chaim Herzog’s speech against General Assembly resolution 3379 equating Zionism with racism, in New York, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inauguration of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) high-level panel on road safety, in New York today: