Meeting with the Head of Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria, the Secretary-General reiterated his condemnation of any use of those weapons and expressed concern at ongoing allegations. The Mechanism’s unique mandate, he said, demonstrated determination to hold perpetrators accountable.
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of "Women Lead the Way as Agents of Peace and Security", to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and 20-year anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the United Nations General Assembly set forth its organization of work for the seventieth session this afternoon, taking up the mandate of predictability and transparency laid out in the recent Addis Ababa Accord.
The UN refugee agency is helping survivors of two incidents over the weekend involving boats carrying refugees and migrants between Turkey and Greece that left some 40 people dead or missing. Europe has seen more than 442,400 arrivals by sea so far this year – 82 per cent from the top 10 refugee-producing countries, led by Syria.
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:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, 2 September.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Paris, France from Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday morning, 25 August.
