United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened the General Assembly’s first-ever thematic debate on international migration and development with a strong call for an intelligent, cooperative approach, focused on the positive “to harness the unstoppable force of migration for the greater good”.

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

The following statement was issued by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union):

The General Assembly today elected 15 States to serve on the Human Rights Council for three-year terms beginning next month, in a single round of secret balloting which followed the candidates’ nomination by their respective regional groups.

The uneven development and persistent socio-economic gaps suffered by indigenous populations across the Latin America and Caribbean region undoubtedly stemmed from the historical wrongs committed on its first peoples and the strategic means for correcting those wrongs needed urgent revision, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues was told today during a half-day discussion on that region, as it rounded out the first week of its tenth session.

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the launch of the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) in New York today, 20 May:

The following is a statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, issued today, 20 May, in New York:

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 10 entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and postponed its consideration of 32 applications.

The following statement was issued on 20 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: