Refugees

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at an informal meeting of the General Assembly to consider ways to advance a comprehensive response to the global humanitarian and refugee crisis, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes today’s action by the General Assembly to elect Filippo Grandi of Italy as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairs of the regional groups of Member States, today informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Filippo Grandi of Italy as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Valletta Summit on Migration, in Valletta today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level meeting on migration and refugee flows, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s closing remarks at the high-level event "Strengthening cooperation on migration and refugee movements in the perspective of the new development agenda", in New York today:

On 30 September, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a high-level meeting at Headquarters on migration and refugee movements.  All Member States have been invited at the highest level to the event, which will be held on the side-lines of the high-level segment of the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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

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