The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is extremely concerned by reports of horrific violence against civilians in Yei, Central Equatoria. The Mission calls on the authorities to grant it and humanitarian partners immediate, unfettered access to the area and on all parties to cease hostilities.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the World Energy Congress, in Istanbul, Turkey, today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Second Summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue, in Bangkok today:
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 Second World Culture Forum, in Bali today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, at a seminar on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit, in Reykjavik, today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the Arctic Circle Assembly, in Reykjavik today:
The Economic and Social Council, over the course of 2016, had focused on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s early implementation while also tackling emerging threats such as the Zika virus, El Niño and widening global inequality, the General Assembly heard today as it took note of the 54-member organ’s latest annual report.
Reporting on what he called significant progress in the Central African Republic in emerging from civil strife, the United Nations top peacekeeping official this morning stressed that the international community must stand firmly by the Government to overcome “spoilers” and other serious challenges that remained.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “One Year of the Sustainable Development Goals: Country Action and Progress”, in the context of the 2016 meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, in Washington, D.C., today:
