The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Kim Sook, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, Le Hoai Trung, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Observer of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations, Adnan Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ansari, presented his letter of appointment today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Korea Society annual dinner, in New York, 19 July:

The delegation of Nepal today assured experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women that gender violence, discrimination and protection of minorities were being considered in the constitutional process under way and that strong measures were being taken to combat human trafficking and harmful social practices, as that country’s combined fourth and fifth periodic report came under review.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):

The Security Council this afternoon expressed concern that the possible adverse effects of climate change could, in the long-run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security and that the loss of territory in some States due to sea-level rise, particularly in small low-lying island States, could have possible security implications.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Iberoamerican Creative Summit, 21 July, in Avilés, Spain:

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

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):