Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting in memory of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, in New York today:
The General Assembly today approved the Secretary-General’s proposal to extend the terms of office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, until the end of this year, given the heightened refugee problem.
The following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the joint meeting of the Executive Boards of the UN Development Fund (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the World Food Programme (WFP) in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the fifth meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, in Addis Ababa today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):
Wrapping up the first week of its 2015 regular session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 11 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on 59 others.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General condemned the terrorist attacks in north Sinai, which killed dozens of people, including civilians, and injured scores of others. Conveying his condolences to the families of the victims, he expressed his solidarity with the people of Egypt.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):
