Humanitarian issues

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Humanitarian Forum on the Role of Civil Society in Humanitarian Emergencies, in Oslo today:

The following announcement was made today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting on Nepal, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a briefing for Member States on the World Humanitarian Summit in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, in Kuwait today:

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

SENDAI, JAPAN, 18 March — Death and destruction from earthquakes, extreme weather and other hazards around the world would be decreased significantly by 2030 according to goals set today by countries meeting at the Third World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, which closed this evening in Sendai, Japan.

SENDAI, JAPAN, 17 March — Public investment had substantial strategic, operational and tactical benefits for disaster risk reduction, as it could increase resilience, save lives and accelerate recovery of devastated homes, institutions and infrastructure, the Sendai World Conference heard today during its fifth and final ministerial round table.

Following are UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon’s remarks at a symposium on lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, held at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan today: