United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Geneva from California, on 8 April, to attend the Geneva Conference on the Prevention of Violent Extremism, held at the Palais des Nations.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on “Forced Displacement: A Global Challenge”, in Washington, D.C., today:
Terrorists require money to operate. Without funding, they cannot purchase weapons, equipment, supplies or services. Terrorism financing is a global phenomenon that not only threatens Member States’ security, but can also undermine economic development and financial market stability.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Los Angeles from New York on Tuesday afternoon, 5 April.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a special joint event of the World Federation of United Nations Associations and the New York City Bar Association, in New York, today:
The Commission on Population and Development adopted today a draft decision that would guide its future efforts through the post-2015 era, as the body continued a general debate on agenda items that included strengthening the demographic evidence base for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and streamlining its working methods.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., from Sweden, on Thursday afternoon, 31 March.
On 6 April 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia and Eritrea received a letter dated 6 April 2016 from the Coordinator of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea providing it with new information regarding Mr. Mohamed Abukar Zubeyr.
Against the backdrop of recent deadly terrorist attacks around the world, and ahead of a key General Assembly special session on the issue in June, the Security Council heard calls today for action to combat the threat posed by terrorism to global peace and security.
The Secretary-General today told the Security Council meeting on countering terrorism that efforts must address the drivers of violent extremism through approaches that respected the shared values of the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law.
