Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly’s High-Level Plenary “In a World of Risks: Today’s Threats to International Peace and Security”, in New York today:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., from New York on Wednesday evening, 4 May, to participate in the Climate Action 2016 event at the Mayflower Hotel.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein today expressed concern about alleged violations committed by Turkish military and security forces in the south-east over the past months, including a deadly fire that killed 100 people in shelters. He urged authorities to give investigators full access to the area.
Amid rapid globalization and the scramble for natural resources, indigenous peoples had become victims of violence and even genocide on their lands, often due to their distinct identities, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues heard today, as it opened its fifteenth session amid calls for their full participation in plans for peace and reconciliation that directly impacted their lives.
The Fifth Committee (Budgetary and Administrative) heard today how the United Nations had sought to manage the costs of its far-flung peacekeeping missions, for which a budget of $8.25 billion has been proposed for 2016/17, down fractionally from the 2015/16 period.
The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen confirmed that the parties had resumed discussions today at the working group level. Talks in the three working groups dealing with political issues, security issues and prisoners are ongoing in Kuwait and being held under United Nations auspices.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the University of Mauritius, in Port Louis today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress, in Port Louis, Mauritius, today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the opening ceremony of the fifteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York today:
