Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council on Climate Change, delivered by Janos Pasztor, Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change, in Paris today:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Jean Todt of France as his Special Envoy for Road Safety. Mr. Todt is the president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Mayors for Peace Assembly, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, at the Town Halls with United Nations families in Somalia and Kenya, in Mogadishu and Nairobi, on 29 and 30 April, respectively:
As a thematic advisory body of the Human Rights Council, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples must include the full, effective, and equal participation of all concerned communities, speakers stressed today, as the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held a discussion on an optional protocol to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
As large segments of the world’s population relied on traditional media for information on the United Nations and world affairs, delegates warned about the dangers of the digital divide, while hailing the broad reach of new media in disseminating the Organization’s message, as the Committee on Information continued its general debate.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the General Assembly meeting entitled “Harmony with Nature: Towards achieving sustainable development goals including addressing climate change in the post-2015 development agenda”, in New York on 27 April:
This morning, in Rome, the Secretary-General delivered the opening remarks at the Vatican for a symposium on climate change organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which brought together faith leaders, civil society representatives and political leaders.
The Security Council this morning decided to extend until 30 April 2016 a modified arms embargo on Côte d’Ivoire, as well as the targeted travel and financial sanctions on individuals deemed to threaten reconciliation in the West African country.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, in Paris today:
