A United Nations disaster assessment and coordination team has arrived in Haiti to monitor hurricane Matthew, and pre-positioning of relief supplies and emergency resources has begun. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to affect 20 per cent of the population – some 2 million people.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on the International Day of Non-violence, in New York today:
The General Assembly today decided to allow four nations in arrears — Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia and Sao Tome and Principe — to vote in the 193‑member body until the end of its seventy-first session, recognizing that their failure to pay the minimum amount was caused by conditions beyond their control.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Hubert Price of the United States as Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS).
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the planting ceremony of the second-generation hibakusha tree, in Geneva today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Special Tribute Concert in Geneva today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in Geneva today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
