The Secretary-General condemns the 6 August suicide attack on a mosque in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The bombing reportedly killed 13 people and injured nine others. The Secretary-General reiterates that there is no justification whatsoever for terrorist attacks or attacks on places of worship.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Youth, observed on 12 August:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Pyeongchang Special Music and Art Festival, in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, to be held 7-11 August 2015:
The Security Council today decided to establish for one year a Joint Investigative Mechanism of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which would identify “to the greatest extent feasible” individuals, entities, groups or Governments perpetrating, organizing, sponsoring or otherwise involved in the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria.
This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August, puts a spotlight on the issue of indigenous peoples’ access to health care services.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):
