The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

With Guinea-Bissau facing political turbulence barely a year after the re-establishment of constitutional order, the top United Nations official there expressed hope today that political leaders would rise to their “historic responsibility” to preserve the gains made so far in the interest of the country and people.

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 19 August by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):

On 25 August, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) was briefed by Mr. Amer Daoudi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Yemen Crisis, on his ongoing efforts to implement a United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The more than four-year-long conflict in Syria was characterized by a “callous disregard for human life” that “seemingly knows no bounds”, the top United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council today.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

On 21 August 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic (CAR) held a meeting with the representatives of the CAR, its neighbouring States and the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts with a view to discussing the arms embargo, embargo exemptions procedures and the implementation of the sanctions measures imposed by resolutions 2127 (2013) and 2134 (2014), as renewed by resolution 2196 (2015).