United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, 27 October. This was the first leg of a joint visit to the Horn of Africa region with the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, as well as with representatives of the African Union, the European Union, the African Development Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message to the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered by Mohamed ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), in Accra on 6 November:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on “Tackling the Global Water Challenges: What Next?” at The Economist’s World Water Summit, in London on 6 November:
United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon arrived in Dadaab, Kenya on Wednesday, 29 October. This was the fourth and last leg of a joint visit to the Horn of Africa region, with the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, as well as representatives of the African Union, the European Union, the African Development Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan (Australia):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan (Australia):
The new Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community to the United Nations (CARICOM), A. Missouri Sherman-Peter, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
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.
