Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the occasion of the opening of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Academy, in London today:

Parliaments, cities and local authorities could provide a “rich tapestry of opportunities” in the context of sustainable development, said ministers and other senior officials as the General Assembly concluded its High-level Thematic Debate on Means of Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda today.

Despite the collective failure of Israelis, Palestinians and the international community to advance a political solution during the 2014 International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People aimed at catalysing global action, “all good forces must now be mobilized”, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson urged today in a message from the Secretary-General.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, to the MBN Y Forum 2015, in Seoul today:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Social protections, inclusive employment and equal access to education were essential for ensuring that people with disabilities remained at the heart of development efforts in the post-2015 era, the Special Rapporteur on Persons with Disabilities told the Commission on Social Development today, outlining priorities for her three-year tenure since the establishment of her mandate by the Human Rights Council last December.

As the General Assembly opened its two-day high-level meeting aimed at finding ways to turn the new sustainable development vision into reality for millions worldwide, ministers and other senior officials crafted and shared approaches to “connect the dots” of financing the ambitious global agenda.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the High-Level Thematic Debate on Means of Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda, in New York, today:

The Secretary-General, in his keynote address to the Government Summit in Dubai, said all were appalled by the recent upsurge in terrorism and violent extremism, and reiterated his condemnation of the “repugnant and cowardly” behaviour of those committing atrocities against innocent civilians.

On 5 February 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo enacted the updates, as specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below, on the List established and maintained by the Committee with respect to individuals, entities, groups, or undertakings.