Press Release

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 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the National Congress of Paraguay, in Asunción, today, 26 February:

On 26 February 2015, the entry specified below was deleted from the 1572 Sanctions List and from the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List.  The entry was deleted after the Committee concluded its consideration of the de-listing request for this name submitted through the Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations.  The assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 9 to 12 of Security Council resolution 1572 (2004) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations accordingly no longer apply to this entry.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, at the General Assembly Debate on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, today, in New York:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, 18 February, to attend the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted by the United States Government.

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, at the panel discussion on “A Transformative Approach to Transitional Justice:  Building a Sustainable Peace for All”, today, in New York: