The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the 27 March terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, which resulted in the deaths of more than 70 people, while leaving over 250 injured, and for which Tehrik-e-Taliban has claimed responsibility. They expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of Pakistan. They also wished a speedy recovery to those left injured.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a concert in observance of the International Day of Nowruz, in New York 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, as prepared for delivery, at an open dialogue with youth in Amman, today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to Iraq’s Council of Representatives, in Baghdad, today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff, observed on 25 March:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed today:
The United Nations observes on 25 March the ninth International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins (Angola):
