The twenty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be held at Headquarters from 9 to 13 June.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s welcoming remarks at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum, in New York, 5 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event to commemorate the l ife and achievements of the late Gabriel García Márquez, in New York today:

International cooperation in tax matters aimed at enhancing dialogue among national tax authorities was the focus of a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council today.

Briefing the Security Council on the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, including the transfer of cases to the Residual Mechanism, judges and prosecutors alike noted progress but stressed the need for continued support, while speakers in debate generally agreed that the voices of victims were being heard and historical records were being preserved.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):

Concerned about forced demographic changes, as well as the humanitarian situation resulting from armed conflict in Georgia, the General Assembly recognized today the right of all internally displaced persons, refugees and their descendants to return to their homes throughout that country, including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia.

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairmen of the regional groups of Member States, today informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.