The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Future science, technology and innovation forums should work cumulatively, learning and advancing on the achievements of previous sessions, the President of the Economic and Social Council said today, as the first annual multi-stakeholder forum concluded.
UNHCR says an estimated 50,000 people have fled their homes in south-east Niger since last Friday following a series of attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of Bosso in the troubled Diffa region. The agency says the attacks occurred on Friday, Sunday and Monday, and that the situation in Bosso is unclear.
The General Assembly recognized today the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees in Georgia and their descendants, regardless of ethnicity, to their homes throughout that country, including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Progress in science, technology and innovation would be key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said today at the opening of the United Nations first annual multi-stakeholder forum on the topic.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Albinism Awareness Day, observed on 13 June:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The sense of hope and optimism felt in Libya following the signing of that country’s political deal last December was giving way to a growing sense of impatience and concern, the Security Council heard today during a briefing on the latest developments in the North African country.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Global Green Growth Forum (3 GF) Summit, in Copenhagen, 6-7 June:
