Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to the Economic and Social Council Partnership Forum, in New York today:
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On 22 March 2016, the Security Council Working Group on peacekeeping operations held an organizational meeting to discuss the provisional work plan for the year.
The 2016 observance of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), 2 April, at the United Nations will look ahead to 2030 and reflect on the new Sustainable Development Goals and their implications for improving the lives of people with autism.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:
The Department of Public Information will partner with the National Parks Service (NPS) to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the discovery of the African Burial Ground, where the remains of former slaves were recovered in 1991.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the High-level Meeting on Global Responsibility Sharing through Pathways for Admission of Syrian Refugees, in Geneva, today:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lisa M. Buttenheim of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support, Department of Field Support.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Dag Hammarskjöld lecture on “Evolving Threats, Timeless Values: The United Nations in a Changing Global Landscape”, in Stockholm, today: