Press Release

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 on World Diabetes Day, observed on 14 November:

On 11 November 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its List (the Libya Sanctions List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

Holding to its long-standing tradition of approving texts without a vote, the Sixth Committee (Legal) concluded the work of its seventy-first session today by taking action on 10 resolutions, one request for observer status and a draft decision on programme planning.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the eleventh meeting of Heads of United Nations Police Components, in New York today:

The new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations, Valentine Rugwabiza, presented her credentials to United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, Yusuf‑Garaad Omar, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, Mauro Vieira, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left New York on Sunday, 6 November, for Switzerland, where he arrived on Monday morning.

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