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2 June 2016

SG/SM/17813-SC/12387

Calling for Strong, Unified Response, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Seen as ‘Spoils of War’ for Too Long

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict, in New York today:

2 June 2016

SEA/2032

Review Conference on Saving World’s Fish Stocks Concludes with Adoption of Robust Draft Outcome

NEW YORK, 2 June (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) — At the end of five days of intense discussions and negotiations, the Review Conference for the landmark 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, on Friday, 27 May, adopted a robust set of recommendations aimed at improving the conservation and management of some of the world’s most commercially important fish stocks, through the improved implementation of the Agreement.

1 June 2016

SG/SM/17812

Haiti Can ‘Ill Afford’ Prolonging Transitional Governance, Secretary-General Says, Urging Authorities to Seek Peaceful Completion of 2015 Elections

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

1 June 2016

SC/12385-DC/3536

Security Council Press Statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Failed Ballistic Missile Launches

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

1 June 2016

SG/SM/17811-AFR/3393-PKO/586

Outraged by Terrorist Attacks against Mission, Secretary-General Calls for Mali Government to ‘Expeditiously’ Investigate, Hold Perpetrators Accountable

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

1 June 2016

SC/12384-AFR/3392-PKO/585

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

31 May 2016

SG/SM/17806-AFR/3390

Secretary-General, with Thoughts on Victims, Applauds Senegal, African Union on Judgment in Case against Former Chad President Hissène Habré

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

31 May 2016

SG/SM/17810-AFR/3391

Marking Death of Mohamed Abdelaziz, Secretary-General Commemorates Late Frente Polisario Secretary-General’s Work in Western Sahara

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

31 May 2016

SG/SM/17809-REF/1231

As Refugees Lose Lives in Mediterranean ‘Once More’, Secretary-General Urges Greater Efforts to Stop Migrant Smuggling, Create Global Response

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

31 May 2016

SG/SM/17808

Work of Committee on Missing Persons Critical Step towards Cyprus Reconciliation, Secretary-General Says at Opening of Exhibition

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the occasion of the opening of the “Beneath the Carob Trees” exhibition on the work of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, in New York today: