Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by UN Legal Counsel, Miguel de Serpa Soares, to a reception organized by the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, in New York, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the “Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes – a tool for prevention” — from early warning to early action: the contribution of new tools and non-State actors to an effective prevention strategy, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, in Rome, today:

Underscoring the importance of continued international support for Afghanistan, the Security Council today welcomed the agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Afghan Government to establish a post‑2014 non-combat mission in that country to aid national defence and security forces.

As the situation in Darfur continued to deteriorate, crimes were being committed there with greater brutality, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told the Security Council this morning in her semi-annual briefing, urging the 15-member body to define a new approach to addressing the issues arising from the conflict.

The General Assembly today adopted, without a vote, six resolutions covering humanitarian assistance, the Programme of Action for landlocked developing countries and the role of diamonds in conflict.

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):

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, which was established in April last year, would receive more than $628.7 million for the year ending 30 June 2015, should Member States approve the proposed amount, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) heard today.

Before commencing discussions on strengthening global coordination in humanitarian assistance and relief, the General Assembly adopted without a vote two resolutions today, with one commemorating 21 June as the International Day of Yoga and the other aimed at fortifying the role of the United Nations in guiding global health and foreign policy.