MANAGUA, 21 May — The Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization had made strides in holding “frank, open dialogue” towards the decolonization of the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, said speakers as the Seminar concluded its third and final day.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, observed on 23 May:
Additional $88.1 million was needed to support the “last mile” of the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the United Nations Controller told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today as delegates reiterated concern about significant resources spent to support the operation’s high-level staff positions.
The Secretary-General is establishing a High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing to address the growing gap between the increasing numbers of people in need of assistance and sufficient resources to provide relief.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed 22 May:
The following announcement was made today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:
MANAGUA, 20 May — Entering its second day, the Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization heard a large number of calls for the right of Puerto Rico to determine its own political status, with delegates noting that the island’s plight represented the “front line” of today’s decolonization efforts.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity in Jeju, Republic of Korea, today:
The Secretary-General, at a digital forum in Seoul this morning, announced the cancellation of his planned visit to the Kaesong Industrial Complex by the authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. He said no explanation was given for this last-minute change, which he called “very regrettable.”
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the opening of the Global Energy Ministerial Meeting, held in New York today:
