The General Assembly today adopted six resolutions on Palestinian and Middle East issues, ranging from Jerusalem to the United Nations special information programme on the question of Palestine.
In an emergency session called by the delegations of France and the United Kingdom, the Security Council met today to discuss the urgent humanitarian situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, announced today the appointment of Cristiana Paşca Palmer of Romania as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World AIDS Day event, in New York today:
The Security Council strengthened its sanctions regime against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today, condemning that country’s 9 September nuclear test in the strongest terms.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the “Ethics in Action: The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals” event, in New York today:
With the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands nearing its fiftieth year, efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict must move beyond words and promises and compel the occupying Power to end its “warlike” policies, stressed speakers today as the General Assembly opened its annual debate on the Question of Palestine.
Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien is extremely concerned about the fate of civilians in Aleppo city, where intense attacks in the past few days has forced over 20,000 people to flee, many into uncertain, precarious situations. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent and local partners have begun an immediate aid response.
Israel’s illegal practices were entrenching a one-State reality of an apartheid nature, the Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine told a meeting commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today.
