The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Special Envoy for Syria met today with delegations from Syrian armed opposition groups. He briefed the delegates on the outcomes reached by the International Syria Support Group, including the close linkage between a ceasefire and a parallel political process pursuant to the 2012 Geneva Communiqué.
Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November:
NEW YORK, 24 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Government of the Philippines and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, with the financial support of the Government of Germany, are jointly organizing a workshop on capacity-building for the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, to be held in Manila, 25-26 November.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the morning of Sunday, 22 November.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:
The new Permanent Observer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources to the United Nations, David Chadwick O’Connor, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Masud Bin Momen, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the United Nations, Mohamed Siad Doualeh, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations, José Alberto Sandoval Cojulún, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
