Secretary-General Welcomes Iran Nuclear Framework, Looks for Comprehensive, Negotiated Solution by June
SG/SM/16642
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
In progress at UNHQ
Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for April
Amid the crisis in Yemen, the ongoing situation in Syria and other urgent threats to peace and security, the Jordanian presidency of the Security Council would focus on a range of issues, holding three open debates and hearing top officials brief on pressing matters.
Adopting Nine Texts, General Assembly Establishes Nelson Mandela Prize Statute, Promotes Cooperation with Regional Organizations, Culture of Accountability
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The General Assembly today adopted without a vote eight resolutions and one decision, including one establishing the statute of the United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize and two on promoting cooperation with regional organizations.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Secretary-General says the UN inquiry report on 27 January’s violent demonstration in Mali has determined that members of a Formed Police Unit of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) used “unauthorized and excessive force on civilian protesters”.
Secretary-General Condemns Terrorist Attack in Garrissa, Kenya
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Receiving Report on Mali Violence, Secretary-General Condemns ‘Excessive Use of Force’ by Formed Police Unit
SG/SM/16640-AFR/3102-PKO/476
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People Concludes, as Speakers Explore Ways to Bolster Efforts to Provide Relief, Reignite Economic Development
GA/PAL/1331
VIENNA, 1 April — The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People this afternoon commenced its third plenary on strengthening cooperation by all parties to provide relief, promote reconstruction and reignite economic development, and concluded the session with statements by the Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations and the Chairperson of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
United Nations Secretary-General Launches Call to Action to Businesses on World Autism Awareness Day
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a Call to Action inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ persons with autism.
Secretary-General Invites Business to Commit to Hiring People with Autism, as He Launches ‘Call to Action’ Initiative on World Day
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Autism Awareness Day, in New York, today:
Security Council Authorizes Resumed Drawdown of United Nations Mission in Liberia, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2215 (2015)
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The Security Council today authorized the resumed drawdown for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) — suspended since September due to the Ebola outbreak — and narrowed its mandate to exclude assistance for senatorial elections that were held in December 2014.