Press Release

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

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, delivered by Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Hiroshima, Japan, today:

NEW YORK, 6 August (Joint Investigative Mechanism) — The Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated by Security Council resolution 2235 (2015) to identify those responsible for the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria, visited Damascus this week.  The Leadership Panel met with Syria’s relevant Government and other officials to discuss matters pertaining to the Mechanism’s mandate.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro today:

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 dinner hosted by the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Rio de Janeiro today:

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

On 3 August 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities approved the addition of the entries specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh)Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the World LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals, held in Amsterdam from 3 to 5 August: