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 Mahamat Zene Cherif (Chad):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mahamat Zene Cherif (Chad):
Experts, United Nations officials and representatives of Member States exchanged views over two sessions today on the longer-term positioning of the Organization’s development system taking into account the post-2015 development agenda, at a dialogue organized by the Economic and Social Council.
After a “dramatic year” that saw both hope for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and a devastating war in Gaza, it was critical for the Security Council to work towards an effective framework for progress, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told that body this morning.
Reaffirming the need to build and promote a culture of peace in a world where hatred was adding new dimensions to old conflicts, the General Assembly today adopted without a vote two draft resolutions that stressed tolerance and dialogue.
On 12 December 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
The World Health Organization wrapped up in Geneva a two-day high-level meeting on rebuilding health systems in Ebola-affected countries. Those systems were deemed either not functional or not being used owing to fear of contracting the disease. WHO’s Chief invited Governments to develop country-specific plans.
Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks at the launch of the National Plan of Action for Human Rights Education, in Lima today:
Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the Congress of Peru, in Lima, today:
