Press Release

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

On 27 November 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea adopted revised Guidelines for the Conduct of its Work. These latest Guidelines reflect Security Council resolution 2111 (2013).

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its twenty-fourth session from 10 to 13 December.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-level Conference in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments for the 2015 International Agenda towards Habitat III, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s radio message to the people of the Central African Republic, recorded in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the final report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, in New York today:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks to the “Access to Justice and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” event in New York, today, 12 December:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks upon receipt of the final report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria, in New York, 12 December: