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28 April 2016

SG/SM/17716-AFR/3370

Secretary-General, Welcoming Appointment of Transitional Government of National Unity in South Sudan, Urges Immediate End to All Hostilities

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

28 April 2016

SG/SM/17714

Secretary-General, in Message to Conference on International Security, Stresses Need for Early Engagement in Addressing Drivers of Violent Extremism, Terrorism

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the fifth Moscow Conference on International Security, in Moscow on 26 April:

28 April 2016

SG/SM/17713-SC/12344-AFR/3369

Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Resolutions Authorizing Final Mandate Extension for Côte d’Ivoire Peacekeeping Mission, Lifting Sanctions

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

27 April 2016

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Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Adds Name of Vessel to its Sanctions List

On 27 April 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya approved the addition of the entry specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and other measures relating to attempts to illicitly export crude oil from Libya (the Libya Sanctions List), set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), or paragraph 10 of resolution 2146 (2014), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

27 April 2016

SG/SM/17709-DC/3628

Secretary-General Calls Anniversary ‘a Call to Action’, Reminder of Work Remaining, at Event Marking 20 Years of Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel discussion on CTBT@20, in Vienna today:

27 April 2016

SG/A/1653-UNU/213

Secretary-General Appoints 12 New Members to Council of United Nations University

In accordance with Article IV of the United Nations University (UNU) Charter, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General Irina Bokova of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have appointed 12 new members to the governing United Nations University Council. The new appointees, who will take office as of 3 May, replace the retiring 2010–2016 cohort of UNU Council members and will serve for terms of either three or six years.

27 April 2016

SG/SM/17710-PBC/112

Secretary-General Stresses Strong Commitment to System-Wide Implementation of Peacebuilding Resolutions Adopted by General Assembly, Security Council

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

26 April 2016

SG/SM/17708-DC/3627-OBV/1607

Noting Re-emergence of Chemical Weapons, Secretary-General Says ‘We Have Come Too Far to Go Back’, in Message Marking Remembrance Day for All Victims

Following is UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Remembrance Day for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, observed on 29 April:

26 April 2016

SG/SM/17706

Secretary-General, in Message for Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum, Welcomes Its Efforts to Amplify Moderate Voices, Forge Trust amid Fear, Suspicion

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the seventh United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum, in Baku today: