The United Nations is calling for nominations for the 2015 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. The Prize, newly established by the General Assembly through its resolution 68/275 of June 2014, will be presented once every five years as a tribute to the outstanding achievements and contributions of two individuals, one female and one male.
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Press Release
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dina Kawar (Jordan):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dina Kawar (Jordan):
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the thirteenth UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, in Doha, Qatar, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon´s remarks at the CEO Summit of the Americas under the theme, “Working Together: Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Development”, in Panama City today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General’s video message to the ICLEI World Congress 2015 (a conclave of over 1,000 cities, towns and metropolises committed to building a sustainable future), taking place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 8 to 12 April:
On 10 April 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entries specified to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Seventh Summit of the Americas, in Panama City today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dina Kawar (Jordan):