Activities of Secretary-General in Uzbekistan, 11-12 June
SG/T/3039
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Uzbekistan in the evening on Thursday, 11 June.
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Activities of Secretary-General in Kyrgyzstan, 10-11 June
SG/T/3038
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived late in the evening on Wednesday, 10 June, in Kyrgyzstan, the third stop in his five-country visit to Central Asia.
Activities of Secretary-General in Kazakhstan, 9-10 June
SG/T/3037
United nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan, shortly before midnight on Tuesday, 9 June, from Tajikistan. Kazakhstan was the second stop of his visit to the Central Asian nations.
Activities of Secretary-General in Tajikistan, 9 June
SG/T/3036
Early in the morning on Tuesday, 9 June, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the first stop on his visit to five Central Asian countries.
Activities of Secretary-General in Germany, 7-8 June
SG/T/3035
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Germany on Sunday morning, 7 June.
United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Convenes in Moscow, 1-2 July
GA/PAL/1335
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace in Moscow, at the Lotte Hotel, on 1 and 2 July.
When Counter-Terrorism Efforts Neglect Rule of Law, Violate Fundamental Rights, They May Also Fuel Violent Extremism, Says Deputy Secretary-General
DSG/SM/876
Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Counter-Terrorism Committee open briefing concerning “New Initiatives to Address the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Challenge”, in New York today:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, said that he has seen several positive signs in his separate talks with the Yemeni parties in Geneva in recent days, and believes a ceasefire and withdrawal of forces can be reached following further consultations.
General Assembly Adopts 5 Resolutions, 1 Decision Including on Conservation of Marine Biological Diversity, Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict
GA/11656
Addressing a range of items on its agenda, the General Assembly today adopted five resolutions and one decision, including texts on the Law of Sea, on the establishment of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and on achieving peace in Africa by 2020.
Secretary-General, in Message for World Refugee Day, Calls for Celebrating Tolerance, Diversity
SG/SM/16858-OBV/1485-REF/1209
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June: