The Secretary-General condemns the deadly terrorist attack at the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali. He expresses his full support to the Government in their fight against terrorist and extremist groups.
Adhering to its long-standing tradition, the Sixth Committee (Legal) today approved without a vote five draft resolutions and adopted a draft decision on its provisional programme of work for 2016, as it concluded its substantive work for the seventieth session of the General Assembly.
An opening ceremony for a photo exhibition entitled “Palestinian Children: Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience and Dignity” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 23 November, in the Visitors’ Lobby at United Nations Headquarters.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting on the global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum seekers, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Concerned over the intensity of modern-day conflicts — marked by mounting human, political and financial costs — United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon told the Security Council today that the Organization did not always respond with the speed and effectiveness required.
Efforts to clamp down on terrorists must, at the same time, comply with all human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, the Third Committee heard today as it approved nine texts, including on counter-terrorism, freedom of religion or belief, combating religious intolerance and promoting cultural diversity.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left New York on Friday, 13 November, to participate in the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey.
Following is a briefing by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Security Council on his peace initiative, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Universal Children’s Day, observed today:
