Calling on all Nigerians to accept the outcome of the recent elections, the Secretary-General congratulated President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and commended President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his leadership throughout the electoral process and statesmanship in upholding the democratic process.
On 1 April 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan held its first meeting.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council 2015 integration segment — Achieving sustainable development through employment creation and decent work for all, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the General Assembly’s high-level interactive dialogue on the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” — Progress achieved and lessons learned for sustainable development, in New York today:
VIENNA, 31 March — The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People this afternoon concluded its first plenary session on the immediate and longer-term humanitarian needs in Gaza, and held a second such session focusing on resolving Gaza’s severe energy deficit.
In three interactive panel discussions today, the Economic and Social Council looked at how climate change challenges could be met through creating decent jobs, how dignity and prosperity could become the norm for working people, and how policies could translate sustained economic growth in Africa into “broad-based and job-rich outcomes” towards inclusive sustainable development.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
