The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the observance of the International Week of Science and Peace, to be observed from 11 to 17 November:

Supporting the new post-2015 development agenda depended on the United Nations being “fit for purpose”, with a strengthened role in improving global dialogue and policymaking, the head of the Economic and Social Council told the General Assembly today during an open debate on that body.

The optimism stemming from the latest Middle East peace initiative had become fraught with dangers that could take it “back to square one”, the Fourth Committee heard today as it concluded its consideration of the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the General Assembly, in New York on 11 November:

Twenty-four countries pledged approximately $488 million during a Headquarters event in support of United Nations development activities primarily covering 2014. The amount represents a decline of approximately $377 million in comparison to last year’s pledges.