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12 July 2016

SG/SM/17922-GA/11804-HR/5322

Amid Eroding Respect for International Law, Human Rights Remain Most Powerful Driver of Peace, Development, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level General Assembly thematic debate, “UN@70: Human rights at the centre of the global agenda”, in New York today:

10 July 2016

SG/SM/17921-HR/5321

Underlining Mutual Goal of Inclusive Societies, Secretary-General Commemorates Anniversary Parade in New York for Americans with Disabilities Act

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in New York, today:

7 July 2016

SG/SM/17909-HR/5320

Secretary-General Hails Advances in Disability Rights, Telling Meeting on Tenth Anniversary of Landmark Convention ‘We Must Go Further Still’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the tenth-anniversary meeting of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Beijing today:

30 June 2016

HR/5319

Meeting of States Parties Elects 9 Members to Child Rights Committee in Secret Balloting, Appoints Chairperson by Acclamation

The sixteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child elected nine members to four-year terms on the related United Nations Committee, while appointing Muhammad Anshor (Indonesia) as its Chairperson.

30 June 2016

SG/SM/17894-HR/5318

Concerned by Financial Crisis Affecting Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Secretary-General Calls on Regional States to Provide Additional Resources

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

24 June 2016

SG/A/1668-BIO/4851-HR/5317

Secretary-General Appoints Andrew Gilmour of United Kingdom Assistant Secretary-General in New York Human Rights Office

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Andrew Gilmour of the United Kingdom as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York.

23 June 2016

HR/5316

States Parties to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Elect Seven New Members, Re-elect Two of Human Rights Committee

The thirty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights re-elected two members of the Human Rights Committee today, together with seven new members of the monitoring body, in three rounds of secret balloting.

14 June 2016

SG/SM/17851-HR/5313

Integrating Rights of Persons with Disabilities across Development Efforts Builds Better, Inclusive World, Secretary-General Tells States Parties Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement, as delivered by Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet, at the opening of the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

14 June 2016

SG/SM/17852-HR/5314

Secretary-General Stresses ‘Disability Is Not Inability’ in Video Message for Event Marking Anniversary of States Parties to Convention

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Republic of Korea concert celebrating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

13 June 2016

DSG/SM/981-HRC/24

Amid Rising Conflicts Worldwide, Efforts Must Focus on Victims, Most Vulnerable, Deputy Secretary-General Says during Tenth Anniversary of Human Rights Council

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today: