The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya welcomed the announcement by the Presidency Council yesterday regarding the formation of the Government of National Accord.  Congratulating the Presidency Council on the breakthrough, he said the historic opportunity for peace should not be missed.

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 at the Security Council open debate on “Respect for the Principles and Purposes of the Charter as a Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”, in New York, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to a panel discussion on health security at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Centre for Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence, in Montreal, today:

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

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference dinner to present the 2016 Ewald von Kleist Award to Laurent Fabius and Christiana Figueres, in Munich, today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño (Venezuela):

Speakers today called for the United Nations to strike a balance between the fundamental principle of State sovereignty and the need to protect human rights, as the Security Council held a day-long debate on the tenets of the Organization’s Charter.

The General Assembly decided today that it would devote more time to examining the Secretary-General’s proposed plan of action to prevent violent extremism, as diverging views emerged on some key details.