On 14 March 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan and the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict held joint informal consultations featuring a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, concerning the impact of the armed conflict on children in South Sudan.

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist bombings today in Brussels.  He extends his heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families, and expresses his solidarity with the people and Government of Belgium.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins (Angola):

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Earth Hour 2016, held on 19 March:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

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 opening of the ninth Forum for the Future of Agriculture, in Brussels today:

On 21 March 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) decided that the following four vessels, specified in Annex III of resolution 2270 (2016) pursuant to paragraph 23 of the same resolution, are not economic resources controlled or operated by Ocean Maritime Management and therefore not subject to the asset freeze imposed in paragraph 8 (d) of resolution 1718 (2006):