Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Tolerance, observed today:
The fifteenth United Nations–Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non‑proliferation Issues will take place on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 17 to 18 November.
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved five draft resolutions today, four of which pertained to human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran and Crimea, while one focused on crime prevention.
Recognizing that the situation along the Sudan-South Sudan border remained a serious threat to international peace and security, the Security Council decided this afternoon to extend until 15 May 2017 the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
A report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization highlights mounting evidence that food systems may be major conduits of antimicrobial resistance and the need for greater vigilance over the way antibiotics are used on farms, especially in livestock production.
Humanitarian, socioeconomic and security conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory remained grave amid Israel’s continuing violations of human rights norms and United Nations resolutions, the Deputy Observer for the State of Palestine said today, as the Palestinian Rights Committee approved four draft resolutions for consideration by the General Assembly.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the signing ceremony on the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, in Marrakesh, Morocco, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level segment of the twenty-second Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Marrakech, Morocco, today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Toilet day, to be observed on 19 November:
