The new Permanent Observer for the Organization of American States (OAS) to the United Nations, Gonzalo Koncke, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
New York, 22 January 2016 (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) — A three-day meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York brought together experts from around the world to identify best practices and recommend ways to preserve and revitalize indigenous languages.
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):
