Press Release

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the event entitled “Harnessing the Power of Technology to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls”, in New York, 15 July:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks at the informal interactive hearings with representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector on international migration and development, in New York, on 15 July:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

The following statement was issued on 13 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Youth Assembly on Malala Day, in New York, on 12 July:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Jennifer Welsh of Canada as his Special Adviser at the Assistant Secretary-General level. She will succeed Edward Luck of the United States, who left the position in June 2012, and to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful.

On 10 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (delisting) of the entry specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) therefore no longer apply to the following entry:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Group of Friends on Myanmar, in New York on 10 July:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultation with Member States, announced today the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka replaces Michelle Bachelet.