The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on Nelson Mandela International Day, in New York today:
Marking Nelson Mandela International Day today, the Secretary-General urged everyone to do more to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable world for all. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder attended a General Assembly commemorative event.
Despite persistent challenges and unforeseen setbacks, States must speed up efforts to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development targets to truly ensure that no one was left behind, the Economic and Social Council heard today at the start of a three-day ministerial segment of its High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, with related panel discussions on reaching the most vulnerable, tackling country-specific challenges and identifying effective means of implementation.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in Nairobi today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Extraordinary Summit, in Kigali today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Brazilian–Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC), in New York today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Ministerial Segment, in New York today:
Meaningful multi-stakeholder participation and concrete action at the national, regional and global levels would be critical to implementing a “game-changing” 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, said speakers as the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concluded the final day of its thematic segment.
