Press Release

Philip G. Alston of Australia has been appointed to succeed Jorge Castañeda of Mexico as the third member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Central African Republic.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mark Lyall Grant (United Kingdom):

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the All-China Youth Federation Event at Nanjing University on the occasion of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, in Nanjing, China, today:

On 15 August 2014, the Security Council approved the addition of six individuals to the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s list of individuals and entities subject to the targeted financial sanctions and the arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Bernardino León of Spain as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the commemoration of the beginning of the First World War, organized by the Permanent Mission of India, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his Deputy Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau, where she will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative.