Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the first Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, in Cancun, Mexico, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “The Role of Nigerian Business and Philanthropy in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and Addressing Climate Change”, in Abuja today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the fourth anniversary commemoration of the United Nations House terrorist attack, in Abuja today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a dialogue with Nigerian state Governors, in Abuja today:

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

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said serious human rights violations and abuses committed in Darfur in 2014 had largely gone uninvestigated and unpunished.  Its report, based on information from the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), revealed widespread impunity.

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

The current situation for Kosovo and Serbia required “cautious optimism” despite significant strides made in overcoming the legacy of hostility and conflict, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council today, ahead of an upcoming high-level dialogue between both sides.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to the Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security, held today in Amman:

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year until 31 August 2016 without changes in deployment.