Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the twenty-fourth African Union Summit, in Addis Ababa today:
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its thirty-seventh session from 2 February to 20 March 2015. The two plenary parts of the session will be held from 9 to 13 February and from 9 to 13 March, while the remainder of the time will be devoted to the technical examination of submissions at the Geographic Information Systems laboratories and other technical facilities of the Division.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the sixteenth conference of the Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTUAN): “The United Nations at 70: Making a Difference”, in New York today:
Stressing that 2015 provided a “historic” opportunity to advance the sustainable development agenda, United Nations and Government officials shed light today on strategies to make the Organization’s development system more nimble and effective in supporting priorities in countries worldwide over the next 15 years.
Continuing its regular session for 2015, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 24 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on the status of 31 others.
Chilling accounts of stonings, enslavement, rape and forced suicide bombings were among the current horrific targeted affects armed conflict had on women and girls, the Security Council was told, hearing from almost 70 speakers during its biannual day-long debate on civilian protection.
The Secretary-General will launch an inquiry, in cooperation with the Mali Government and all parties on the ground, to determine the facts of the events that left three protesters dead and several more injured during a demonstration in front of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Gao.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The range of crises on the agenda of the Security Council at the start of 2015, as well as progress in Haiti seen on a recent visiting mission, showed the importance of addressing the root causes of conflict, the Permanent Representative of Chile, President of the body for January, said in a monthly wrap-up meeting this morning.
