Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message delivered by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group, in Washington, D.C., today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the open debate of the Security Council on countering terrorism, in New York today:

Bold steps were needed to build capacities, introduce innovative technologies and reconfigure national statistics systems so developing countries could shape the policies required to trigger sustainable development gains, stressed speakers as the Commission on Population and Development continued its forty-ninth session today.

The United Nations Department of Public Information will host a briefing to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 14 April, on “The Musical Journey of the African Diaspora”, in Conference Room 11 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Flooding caused by extended rains in Paraguay that started in November 2015 has affected tens of thousands of people across the country, and the United Nations has deployed a team of experts to support the Government-led response.  Some 63,000 people remain displaced in 125 temporary shelters, while 7,000 have found shelter with relatives and neighbours.

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, at the High-Level Meeting on Resilience, in New York today:

Stressing that Côte d’Ivoire was well on the path to peace, stability and economic growth, the head of United Nations peacekeeping today called upon the Security Council to phase out the Organization’s peacekeeping operation in the West African country.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Global Colloquium of University Presidents on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage:  Challenges and Strategies, at Yale University, in New Haven, United States, today:

Closing data gaps and using new technologies were among the necessary steps to ensuring the successful achievement of all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers said today as the Commission on Population and Development continued its general debate and held an interactive discussion with statistics experts.