United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rio de Janeiro from New York, having transited through Buenos Aires, on Thursday morning, 4 August.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) reports that the situation in Juba remains calm but tense.  Peacekeepers maintain a proactive posture to re-establish a secure environment outside of the Protection of Civilians sites in the capital, following fighting last month. Tensions persist in Yei, in Central Equatoria region.

The United Nations Department of Public Information joins the American Library Association, Fox Searchlight Pictures and BazanED in a nationwide knowledge- and community-building initiative to examine the lasting effects of the injustices of the transatlantic slave trade.

The Secretary-General this morning addressed a Security Council meeting on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.  He called on all States to focus on what he called one overriding truth:  the only way to prevent the human, environmental and existential destruction these weapons can cause is by eradicating them once and for all.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon all States to focus on eradicating weapons of mass destruction today, as the Security Council held a day-long open debate on the issue where speakers underscored the evolving threat of such weapons falling into the hands of non-State actors and terrorist groups.

On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic enacted the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 5 and 8 of Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic approved the following individuals as subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 and 8 of resolution 2262 (2016):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at the open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in New York today: