The Head of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic told the Security Council that while the security situation remained fragile, improvements had been made and progress was seen in the political process with the Bangui Forum. On the humanitarian front, 2.7 million people still required assistance.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, 4 August, to meet with United States President Barack Obama.
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific commenced a project on strengthening the national capacity of Maldives to implement the United Nations Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Arms Trade Treaty.
The “fragile” political and security situation in the Central African Republic was slowly improving following the holding of the Bangui National Forum in May, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today, warning that support was needed from the international community to sustain that positive momentum.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):
The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen met with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and senior officials of the General People’s Congress party in ongoing efforts to push for a political solution to the crisis as the death toll rises to 1,912 and food distribution continues in hard-hit areas.
Ebola, security sector reform, and the role of regional organizations in addressing global challenges would be top priorities of the Security Council in August, said the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, President of the body for the month, at a Headquarters press conference today.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the press conference on the outcome document of the post-2015 development agenda, in New York today:
