Following the decision by President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala to resign, the Secretary-General trusts that the authorities will abide by the Constitution and ensure an orderly democratic transition. He appeals to the authorities and all sectors of society to work to strengthen institutions and the rule of law.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Muhammad Tayyab Azam of Pakistan as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Fadzai Gwaradzimba of Zimbabwe as the Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security. Ms. Gwaradzimba succeeds Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda, who was appointed as Deputy Special Representative for Mali in May. The Secretary-General is grateful for Ms. Gasarabwe’s dedicated service and management of the Department as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Literacy Day, observed 8 September:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The closing event for a multimedia exhibition entitled “My Planet from Space: Beauty and Fragility” organized by the European Space Agency in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs will take place in the Visitors’ Lobby on 8 September at 6:00 p.m.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
On 2 September 2015, by its resolution 2237 (2015), the Security Council terminated the travel and financial measures contained in paragraph 4 of resolution 1521 (2003) and paragraph 1 of resolution 1532 (2004) and the 1521 Sanctions list was, thereby, dissolved.
The Secretary-General attended commemorative events in Beijing, marking the Second World War’s seventieth anniversary. Meeting with President Xi Jinping, he called for China’s continued support for building momentum ahead of the Paris Climate Change Conference and for implementation of the new development agenda.
On 3 September 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
