Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Yoga, observed on 21 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly briefing on global health crises, in New York today:

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

On 20 June 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities removed the name below from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for this name submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this delisting request.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the sixth annual meeting of the Global Network of Responsibility to Protect Focal Points, in Seoul today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

On 13 June 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held informal consultations to consider the report of the Chair’s visit to the Central African Republic, which took place from 25 to 27 May 2016.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the global celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification, in Beijing today:

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

Resolution 1540 (2004) is a key instrument in global efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and their means of delivery to non-State actors, in particular to terrorists.