Welcoming Next Phase of Haiti’s Election, Secretary-General Urges Political Parties, Supporters to Conclude Campaigns Peacefully
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Secretary-General, in Message to Festival of Science, Says Balance between New Technologies, Indigenous Knowledge Can Drive Innovation, Creativity
SG/SM/17253
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Festival of Science, in Genoa, Italy, today:
Israeli-Palestinian Violence Rooted in Absence of ‘Genuine Political Narrative and Political Horizon’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council
DSG/SM/910-SC/12093
Following is Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, in New York today:
Secretary-General, Concerned about Tensions in Congo, Urges Inclusive Political Dialogue, Tolerance of Peaceful Demonstration
SG/SM/17252-AFR/3248
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting of University for Peace Council, Commends Their Decision on Institution’s Relaunch
SG/SM/17251
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the University of Peace Council meeting, in New York today:
Human Rights-Based Approaches ‘Urgently’ Needed to Mitigate Global Crisis of Migration Governance, High Commissioner Tells Third Committee
GA/SHC/4140
More effective, human rights-based approaches were urgently needed to address the global crisis of migration governance, the top United Nations human rights official told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as it continued debating the issue in a series of interactive dialogues.
Welcoming Family Meetings on Korean Peninsula, Secretary-General Expresses Hope that More Dialogue Will Help Promote Human Rights, Peace, Stability
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
‘Strange Alchemy’ Suggesting Nuclear Weapons Elimination Will Breed Insecurity ‘Truly Offensive’, First Committee Hears, Amid Clamour for Legal Ban
GA/DIS/3529
No one should accept as valid the arguments preferred by nuclear-weapon States and those within their military alliances that there were no security conditions in place to bring about nuclear disarmament, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today as it continued its thematic debate on nuclear weapons.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, Sandra Honoré, released a video and radio message ahead of Sunday’s elections. She stressed that there is no room for violence in the electoral process and called on all Haitians to show their engagement for democracy and stability in the country.
Examining Reports on Pattern of Conferences, Budget Committee Praises Increased Utilization Rate, Calls for Equal Treatment among Official Languages
GA/AB/4170
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today began its examination of conference management, including issues related to overall costs, multilingual translation and interpretation, document issuance, and the use of resources and facilities, while approving proposed revisions to programme planning and evaluation rules as well as recommended ways to better implement results-based budgeting.