Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Jointly Countering Challenges and Threats” high-level event, in New York today:
Sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as issues of privacy in the digital age, were the subjects of close votes and contentious debate today in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) as it sent 12 draft resolutions to the General Assembly.
The General Assembly this morning adopted 10 resolutions, nine of them without a vote, encouraging deeper cooperation between the United Nations and various regional organizations to address emerging challenges in sustainable development, fighting terrorism and economic integration.
Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien told the Security Council the intense unleashing of military aggressions in Aleppo, Syria, and the surrounding rural area is having devastating consequences for civilians, with reports of a high tempo of airstrikes and shelling across non-State armed group-held areas.
Those maintaining the sieges in Syria knew by now that the Security Council was unable or unwilling to enforce its will or agree on steps to stop them, the Under‑Secretary‑General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told the 15-nation body today.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed on 25 November:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event titled “Orange the World — Raise Money to End Violence against Women”, marking the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed 25 November:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) fiftieth anniversary celebration, in Vienna today:
