The Government of Uganda, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Programme have appealed to donors to speed contributions to the humanitarian response to assist around 200,000 refugees from South Sudan to end a funding shortage that has forced a reduction of rations.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
On 5 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held informal consultations to consider the midterm report of the Panel of Experts, submitted pursuant to paragraph 23(c) of resolution 2262 (2016).
On 5 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic heard a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict pursuant to paragraph 29 of resolution 2262 (2016).
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia):
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for commemorating the seventieth anniversary of India’s Independence Day, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet, to the ninth International Young Leaders Assembly, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to the International Conference on Blue Ocean Strategy, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, today
The Secretary-General condemned the reported coalition air strike on a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières in Hajjah, Yemen. He noted that the parties to the conflict in Yemen have damaged or destroyed over 70 health centres, including three other Médecins Sans Frontières-supported facilities.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
