Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Zürich Development Conference, in Zürich today:
The World Health Organization and its partners predict a major global increase in El Niño-related health consequences of emergencies in 2016. A new report cites UN figures to estimate that Ethiopia, Lesotho, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda have requested $76 million in support.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from New York on Sunday afternoon, 17 January.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in New York today:
Precious gemstones were meant for development, not catalysing civil war, the General Assembly heard today as it adopted a resolution recognizing the devastating human impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in illicit diamonds, while reaffirming support for the Kimberley Process initiative aimed at halting their flow into legitimate markets.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Food Programme (WFP) annual World Leaders Dinner at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at a breakfast meeting on the World Humanitarian Summit, in Davos, Switzerland, today:
At least 51 United Nations and associated personnel were killed in the line of duty during the course of 2015, according to the United Nations Staff Union’s Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service.
The Secretary-General has expressed concerns about reports of the Israeli Government authorizing the declaration of 370 acres in the West Bank, as so-called "State land". He said that settlement activities are a violation of international law, running counter to Government pronouncements supporting a two-State solution.
