The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the reported violation by Hamas of the mutually agreed humanitarian ceasefire, expressing his shock and profound disappointment. He is also deeply concerned about the resumption of Israeli attacks on Gaza and the killing of over 70 Palestinians this morning.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the presentation of the Secretary-General’s guidance note on reparations for conflict-related sexual violence, today in New York:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Omar Abdi, a Canadian national born in Somalia, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered today by Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for Central Africa, to the thirty-eighth ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea:

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:

On 30 July 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the individuals specified below to the Committee’s List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2160 (2014):

Following is the text of a lecture by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, titled “Costa Rica and the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century”, in San José today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Martin Chomu Tumenta (Cameroon) as the Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.

Reiterating that all Member States should strictly adhere to their obligations under the United Nations Charter to peacefully settle disputes and prevent and resolve conflicts, the General Assembly today encouraged those States, the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations to bolster mediation as a tool towards that end.