Security Council Press Statement on Mali
SC/11591-AFR/2986-PKO/444
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):
In progress at UNHQ
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General will go to Washington, D.C., tomorrow for meetings with the World Bank and its President on countering Ebola, improving sanitation in Haiti and supporting financing for development. Afterwards he will travel to Tunis to express support for Tunisia’s transition process, and then to Cairo for a donor conference on Gaza reconstruction.
Secretary-General, in Message on World Mental Health Day, Urges ‘Dignity and Hope’ for Persons with Schizophrenia, Other Illnesses
SG/SM/16237-OBV/1383
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, to be observed on 10 October:
‘Untiring’ Efforts by United Nations Made Decolonization ‘Defining’ Issue of Modern Times, Say Fourth Committee Speakers, Urging End to Process
GA/SPD/554
Decolonization had been one of the “most defining issues” of the latter part of the twentieth century and beyond owing to the United Nations’ “untiring” efforts, but with 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories still on the Organization’s list, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today heard calls for completing the process through a common endeavour in the spirit of cooperation among all parties involved.
Voicing Grave Concern over Offensive on Syrian Town, Secretary-General calls for Protection of Civilians by ‘All with the Means to Do So’
SG/SM/16236
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Secretary-General Applauds Paralympic Committee in Video Marking Anniversary
SG/SM/16235
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message as part of a video featuring various leaders marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Paralympic Committee:
Secretary-General Appoints Simon Munzu of Cameroon Deputy Special Representative for Côte d’Ivoire
SG/A/1516-BIO/4655-PKO/443
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Simon Munzu of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.
Secretary-General Appoints Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan Deputy Special Representative of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
SG/A/1517-BIO/4656-AFG/428
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Secretary-General Welcomes High-Level Dialogue between States of Korean Peninsula
SG/SM/16234
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Speakers Urge That Differences Be Resolved in Draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, as Sixth Committee Begins Session
GA/L/3475
Pointing to the rapid and destructive spread of terrorism and terrorist acts throughout the world, speaker after speaker urged the Sixth Committee (Legal) to overcome differences and find consensus on a draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism, as they began consideration of the matter.