Secretary-General, Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Yemen, Says Ongoing National Dialogue Conference is Only Path to Democracy
SG/SM/15520
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ‘Indispensible’ to Conflict Prevention, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting
SG/SM/15521
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the twentieth Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), held in Kyiv from 5 to 6 December:
Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2127 (2013), Mandates Mission in Central African Republic to Protect Civilians, Restore State Authority
SC/11200
The Security Council today authorized both the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic, known as MISCA, and the French troops already stationed in the strife-torn nation to support, by all necessary measures, the Mission in discharging its mandate.
Climate-Smart Agriculture Proposals Can Challenge Ill Effects on Food Security, Secretary-General Tells Global Conference
SG/SM/15519-ENV/DEV/1404
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, to the Third Global Conference on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change, in Johannesburg, 5 December:
Concerned over Grave Situation in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Calls for Urgent Action to Deploy African, French Forces
SG/SM/15522-AFR/2757
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against Defence Ministry of Yemen
SC/11202
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud (France):
Secretary-General, in Message for International Anti-Corruption Day, Urges Fostering Culture of Integrity, Transparency
SG/SM/15523-OBV/1289
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:
Profoundly Saddened by Passing of Nelson Mandela, Secretary-General Praises Leader as Man of Towering Achievement, Giant for Justice
SG/SM/15524-AFR/2758
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the death of Nelson Mandela, in New York on 5 December:
Security Council Press Statement on Nelson Mandela
SC/11203-AFR/2759
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud (France):
Reviewing International Criminal Tribunals, Security Council Welcomes Their Aim of Ending Impunity, Generating Extensive Case Law
SC/11201
Over the course of two decades, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia had generated an extensive corpus of law and helped to end impunity, the Security Council heard today as it reviewed the court’s work, as well as that of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the judicial body mandated to complete their tasks.