Press Release

The new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, Nguyen Thi Phuong Nga, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Comoros to the United Nations, Soilihi Mohamed Soilihi, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Observer of La Francophonie to the United Nations, Paul R. Tiendrebeogo, today presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

On 4 November 2014, the Security Council’s 2140 Sanctions Committee heard introductory remarks from its Panel of Experts in relation to the information previously provided by the Panel, pursuant to paragraph 21(a) of resolution 2140 (2014), relevant to the potential designation of individuals as subject to the assets freeze and travel ban measures.

On 9 May 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic added the three below-mentioned individuals to the List of Individuals and Entities Subject to the Measures Imposed by paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134 (2014).

Following is UN Secretary—General Ban Ki‑moon’s message for the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, to be observed on 6 November:

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s address to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna today:

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Forum on partnerships to scale up investments for inclusive and sustainable industrial development, in Vienna today:

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message in support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) campaign to end statelessness in 10 years, in Geneva today:

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention against Torture, in Geneva today: