The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the coup d’état in Burkina Faso. He reiterates the call for the release of all Burkinabé officials under detention and demands the resumption of the country's political transition. He deplores the violence and calls on the defence and security forces for restraint.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks at a meeting with Permanent Representatives of troop- and police-contributing countries on sexual exploitation and abuse, in New York today:
As the threats faced by Afghanistan’s war-weary people did not all emanate from their own territory, they were entitled to international support, particularly from the region, in dealing with those pressing challenges, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.
Emphasizing the need for continued progress on constitutional and institutional reform in Liberia, the Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations mission there until 30 September 2016, continuing the drawdown in advance of that country’s expected assumption of full responsibility for security by the middle of next year.
The world will mark the International Day of Peace on Monday, 21 September. In his annual message, the Secretary-General calls upon all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire. “Stop the killings and the destruction and create space for lasting peace,” he said.
The Economic and Social Council today adopted a decision (document E/2016/L.3), by which it invited the intergovernmental organization International Network for Bamboo and Rattan to participate on a continuing basis in its deliberations, in accordance with rule 79 of its procedural guidelines.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
