The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):

The Secretary-General noted with great concern the continuing deterioration of the security environment in Burundi following elections marked by violence and the violation of human rights.  He strongly condemned the killing of General Adolphe Nshimirimana on 2 August and welcomed President Pierre Nkurunziza’s message to the competent authorities to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.

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

The 193 Member States of the United Nations reached agreement today on the outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda that will be adopted this September by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the outcome document of the United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda, in New York today:

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 Gerard van Bohemen (New Zealand):

The Secretary-General condemned today’s murder of a Palestinian child in the West Bank and called for the perpetrators of that terrorist act to be promptly brought to justice.  He expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Ali Dawabsha, who were themselves severely injured in the arson attack.  He urged both sides to take bold steps to return to the path of peace.

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

The new Permanent Observer of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean to the United Nations, Qazi Shaukat Fareed, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.