An advanced training course for experts who were nominated by Member States to the roster of the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons will be held from 9 to 14 June, in Umeå, Sweden.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Kick-off to the World Cup”, in New York today:

Warning the use of force in strife-torn Libya would have “disastrous consequences”, the United Nations senior official in that country today urged all parties to resolve the current political impasse through peaceful means and called upon the Organization to facilitate a political dialogue.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the presentation of proceeds to the beneficiaries of the United Nations International Bazaar, in New York today:

Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as World Ocean Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Member States to adhere to the treaty’s provisions in order to ensure sustainability as oceans and seas increasingly became sources of development.

Despite progress in the worldwide fight against HIV and AIDS, the international community should not let confidence turn to complacency, the United Nations Secretary-General warned the General Assembly today. The headway made in the implementation of the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS was the focus of the day’s meeting, with delegates reflecting on advancements made, while lamenting the enormous challenges that remained in the battle against the disease.

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will launch the first Victims of Terrorism Support Portal, prior to the General Assembly’s high-level “Interactive Dialogue on Addressing Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Terrorism”, to be held on 11 June.