Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Committee of the Red Cross,…

The United Nations is still aiming for the Intra Syrian Talks to start in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday 25 January, but it is likely that this date will slip by a few days for practical reasons. The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, will assess progress over the weekend. We hope…

21 January, 2016 - The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the World Bank jointly announce their intention to form a new panel to mobilize urgent action towards the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation (SDG 6) and related targets. Sustainable Development…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2016 session on Tuesday, 26 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Nigeria. The presidency of the…

Davos, 21 January 2016 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child who will help provide leadership and inspire actions for women, children adolescents’ health as we transition from the Millennium…

Your Excellency, Ms. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, Trustees Co-chairs Ms. Sheila Penrose, Chairman of the Board, JLL, USA, and Jonas Prising, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup, USA, Mr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the…

[as delivered] Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and my Special Adviser, Mr. Espen Barth Eide. This was my first meeting with both leaders together. It was a very good oppor-tunity for…

Thank you very much for the chance to speak to you today. I especially appreciate Dr. David Nabarro, my Special Advisor on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UN Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo, for bringing us together. This is our chance to build on the…

The Secretary-General met today in Davos, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, with H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey. The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister exchanged views on the developments taking place in Turkey and in the region. The Secretary-…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Office for the…