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.
As the United Nations marks the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust on Wednesday, 27 January, a memorial ceremony will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at New York Headquarters.
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 Global Challenge Initiative on Gender Parity trustee meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, today:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child, who will help provide leadership and inspire actions for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the universal Sustainable Development Goals agenda.
Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, observed on 27 January:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
