The Secretary-General, at the Security Council stakeout earlier today, said he had accepted the resignation of Babacar Gaye, his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, otherwise known as MINUSCA.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Farid Zarif of Afghanistan as his Special Representative for Liberia and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the commemoration of International Youth Day, in New York today:
The Secretary-General is personally dismayed and disappointed at troubling allegations of abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, which were raised today by Amnesty International. No misconduct of this nature can be tolerated and every allegation will be vigorously investigated.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the event commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in New York today:
The Secretary-General, in a video call to Gaza, said children must not be deprived of education, especially when extremists are in full recruitment mode. The cost of education is low; the price of inaction is too high, he said, pledging to help mobilize funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Nagasaki, Japan, today:
