President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi had portrayed an optimistic and positive picture of recent developments in his country, while the radical opposition camp had expressed concern that “genocide was in the making”, France’s representative told the Security Council today during a briefing on its visiting mission to Burundi and Ethiopia from 21 to 23 January.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of a group of 10 experts to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism launched at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a reception for the World Humanitarian Summit, in Addis Ababa today:
NEW YORK, 29 February (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) — The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its fortieth session from 1 February to 18 March.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Janos Pasztor of Hungary as Senior Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Change.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 15 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferred action on 53 others, as it continued its session.
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 World Economic Forum plenary session: “The New Climate and Development Imperative”, in Davos, Switzerland, on 21 January:
