Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the United Nations International School (UNIS) graduation ceremony, in New York today:
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 16 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferred action on 27 others, while voting to withdraw the roster status of two organizations, African Technology Development Link and African Technical Association.
Debates on children and armed conflict and on peacebuilding would be the highlights of the Malaysian presidency of the Security Council in June, a month that would also see several briefings and mandate renewals.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that some 2.8 million people remain in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the earthquake in Nepal. The Nepal Flash Appeal, revised down to $422 million, is currently underfunded with only $120 million having been received so far.
Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly informal plenary on Ebola, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level conference: “UNRWA@65: Sustaining Human Development and Protecting Rights of Palestine Refugees”, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 10 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council — including the group known as The Palestinian Return Centre, Ltd., on which a recorded vote was held — and deferred action on 43 others.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the release of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, in Ottawa, today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the Day of Vesak, today:
