Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, at the General Assembly Debate on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, today, in New York:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, 18 February, to attend the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted by the United States Government.

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, at the panel discussion on “A Transformative Approach to Transitional Justice:  Building a Sustainable Peace for All”, today, in New York:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the 2015 Operational Activities for Development Segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the briefing to Member States on the Lima Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 20) Outcome and the Road to COP 21 in Paris, “From Lima to Paris:  working together towards a global climate agreement”, in New York today:

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its twenty-ninth session from 18 to 20 February 2015.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on “Maintaining International Peace and Security:  reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purpose and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Forum of Small States Lunar New Year Celebration, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, in New York today: