Acting on the recommendations of its General Committee, the General Assembly this morning adopted the work programme and agenda for its seventy-first session, which contained 173 items, and endorsed the recommendation that its general debate be held from 20 to 24 September 2016.
The number of refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan has reached 1 million, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which says it needs $701 million in donations to sustain basic assistance to the needy.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery, on the death of Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the #WithRefugees Petition Handover, in New York today:
On 16 September 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) approved the removal of the entries specified below from its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the assets freeze set out by paragraph 23 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
On 9 September 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held a meeting with the representatives of the Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda in connection with the midterm report of the Panel of Experts dated 11 August 2016 (S/2016/694).
The new Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations, Jean-Claude F. do Rego, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the International Day of Peace Student Observance, in New York today:
The Secretary-General today told the Security Council that the two-State solution for the Israelis and Palestinians is at risk of being replaced by a one-State reality of perpetual violence and occupation. The reporting period, he said, saw the continuation of statements by both sides that only perpetuate an environment of mistrust.
