The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) without major changes in its configuration or objectives for six months, until 15 April 2017.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the high-level meeting on sustainable transport for landlocked developing countries, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Urgent action would be required of Member States, the United Nations system and all stakeholders in order to avoid losing future generations and to address the devastating impact of conflict and other crises on children, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its general debate today after hearing an appeal for a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons and a halt to the provision of weapons to parties to armed conflict in violation of international humanitarian law.
The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement that the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army will begin formal negotiations on 27 October in Ecuador. This is a source of encouragement to the Colombian people and all those involved in supporting a peaceful and comprehensive end to conflict.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Food Day, observed on 16 October:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the fifth World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders 2016 — “Local Voices for a Better World”, held in Bogota, 12‑15 October:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirteenth Railway Sustainability Conference, in Vienna today:
