Press Release

The following joint statement was issued today by the Spokespeople for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and League of Arab States Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby:

On 5 February 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo enacted the updates, as specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below, on the List established and maintained by the Committee with respect to individuals, entities, groups, or undertakings.

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

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the fifteenth Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, delivered by video link from New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as Ebola Crisis Manager for Sierra Leone for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).  In her role as Ebola Crisis Manager Ms. Keita will work with the host Government and key stakeholders to ensure rapid and effective international emergency response to Ebola continues in Sierra Leone.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria as his Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and his Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.  In this capacity, Mr. Mladenov will be the Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet.

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s speech titled “A World in Turmoil and Transition:  Common Challenges and Joint Solutions”, as delivered at an international public dialogue event held at the Allianz Forum, in Berlin today:

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