Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this occasion, the Secretary-General said that indigenous peoples face a wide range of challenges including systematic discrimination, denial of their land and territorial rights and inadequate access to essential services.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Nagasaki, Japan, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the UN-Women office in Buenos Aires today:
This year, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) is devoted to indigenous peoples' right to education, given the persistent gaps between indigenous and non-indigenous students in terms of access to education, school retention and graduation rates in all regions of the world.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia):
The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist bombing today at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. The targeting of mourners at a civilian hospital makes the attack particularly appalling. He urges the Government to do its utmost to ensure safety of the population and bring to justice the perpetrators of the attack.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August:
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 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Hiroshima, Japan, today:
