Security Council Press Statement on Guinea-Bissau
SC/12560-AFR/3473
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation):
In progress at UNHQ
Vulnerable Suffering Most of All under ‘Medieval’ Conditions in Eastern Aleppo, Secretary-General Tells Informal General Assembly Meeting on Syria
SG/SM/18218-GA/11845
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the situation in Syria, in New York today:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Humanitarian partners continue aid deliveries to devastated areas in Les Cayes, in Haiti and access to remote communities is improving. On Wednesday, the World Food Programme distributed more food to affected families and the World Health Organization and partners brought medical kits to the remote village of Randell.
Spotlighting Human Costs of Wide-spread Arms Transfers, First Committee Delegates Say States Must Bolster Global Response to Effectively Stem Illicit Flows
GA/DIS/3558
The human cost of the global proliferation of small arms and light weapons came under the spotlight this morning as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) continued its thematic debate on conventional weapons, with delegates underscoring the importance of cooperation to strengthen relevant international agreements to save lives on the ground.
Memory of Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims Drives Moral Imperative to Combat Modern-day Slavery, Speakers Tell Annual Commemoration
GA/11844
The memory of the more than 15 million victims of the transatlantic slave trade provided a moral imperative to effectively combat racism, xenophobia, inequality and modern-day manifestations of slavery, speakers in the General Assembly said today as it held its annual commemoration of the largest forced migration in human history.
Speakers Back Request for United Nations to Fill Funding Gap as Fifth Committee Considers Budget of Cambodia Courts
GA/AB/4209
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budget) today considered the Secretariat’s request for a subvention of $16.24 million to keep the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia running efficiently in 2017.
Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 14-15 October
SG/T/3136
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Washington, D.C., from New York on Friday, 14 October.
Commending Facilitator, Participants in Democratic Republic of Congo Dialogue, Secretary-General Urges Government to Remain Engaged with All Stakeholders
SG/SM/18217-AFR/3472
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Countries in Special Situations Battered by Falling Commodity Prices, Effects of Climate Change, Speakers Tell Second Committee
GA/EF/3457
Buffeted by a global economic slowdown, the impacts of climate change and falling commodity prices, least developed and landlocked developing States needed sustained international support, Member States said today as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) discussed groups of countries in special situations.
Fourth Committee Approves 3 Draft Resolutions on Information Questions, Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as General Debate Concludes
GA/SPD/617
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved three draft resolutions without a vote today, the first two on questions relating to information and the third on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.