Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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Press Conference by United Nations Secretary-General and World Bank President

Press Conference by United Nations Secretary-General and World Bank President

Underscoring the need for collective international action to build peace, stability and development in the crisis-torn Sahel region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced at a Headquarters press conference today that he would undertake a joint visit there next week with Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, and senior officials from the European Union and African Union.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The UN refugee agency said today that the Bay of Bengal’s annual sailing season — when thousands of desperate people flee Myanmar’s Rakhine State on rickety boats — may have begun. The agency said it has received reports that more than 1,500 people boarded boats last week and that people have drowned off the coast of Rakhine.

Press Conference by Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Sudan Polio Vaccinations, Philippines Super Typhoon Haiyan

Press Conference by Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Sudan Polio Vaccinations, Philippines Super Typhoon Haiyan

The Security Council should “unlock” the situation in Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue Nile States so that humanitarian agencies and partners could have unfettered access to administer polio vaccinations in the two States, a senior official from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at a Headquarters press conference today.
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