The Secretary-General, in recent phone calls, appealed to European leaders to quickly find a joint approach to address refugees’ basic needs. He emphasized the importance of their stand against increasing xenophobia, discrimination and violence against migrants and refugees, stressing that many were fleeing war.
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 side event organized by the India, Brazil, South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund), delivered by Under-Secretary General Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, during the intersessional session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, on 8 September:
BRUSSELS, 8 September — Invoking universal jurisdiction and a referral to the International Criminal Court were among the legal strategies available to hold Israel accountable for its illegal activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, experts said this morning during the second plenary session of the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine.
The International Day against Nuclear Tests will be observed on 10 September at United Nations Headquarters. This year’s official opening ceremony, marked by an informal meeting, will be convened by the President of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, and organized in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
BRUSSELS, 7 September — Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory directly ran counter to its stated objective to realize a two-State solution, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message to the International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, which opened here today.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed 12 September:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The new Permanent Representative of Austria, Jan Kickert, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, Jürg Lauber, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
