The Secretary-General welcomed the return of Riek Machar to Juba earlier today and his swearing in as the First Vice President, which marks a new phase in the implementation of the peace agreement between the Government and the opposition movement in South Sudan.
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria to lead the Special Investigation into the attack against the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection-of-civilians site in Malakal.
The arrival in Juba of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) leader and First Vice President-designate Riek Machar should clear the way for a real transition in South Sudan, but the overall situation in the country remained very worrying, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council today.
Following is UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Remembrance Day for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, observed on 29 April:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the seventh United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum, in Baku today:
The Security Council today extended until 31 July the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), determining that the situation in that country constitutes a threat to international peace and security.
The Security Council today welcomed the nationwide cessation of hostilities in Yemen and the launch of peace talks, commenced on 10 April and 21 April 2016, respectively.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Acting by acclamation today, the United Nations Forum on Forests elected Peter Desseau, Canada’s Director of Forest Services and Natural Resources, President of its twelfth session. His candidacy was presented by the Group of Western European and Other States.
