United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack, reportedly an airstrike, on a school in northern Yemen that killed at least 10 children and injured many more over the weekend. According... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the bomb attacks in Thailand that took place on Thursday and Friday, expressing hope that the perpetrators will be quickly brought to justice. “The Secretary-General... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned yesterday’s terrorist bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, underscoring that the targeting of mourners at a civilian hospital made the attack “particularly appalling.”... read more →
On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to ‘galvanize global will for disarmament’
With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the Hibakusha spirit more than ever,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday, citing the determination and... read more →
The United Nations in South Sudan yesterday condemned unequivocally reports of widespread sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, of women and young girls, by soldiers and unidentified armed men,... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), Tadamichi Yamamoto, have strongly condemned yesterday's attack on a peaceful demonstration in Kabul that killed at... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), condemned the recent clashes in Kidal between forces of The Platform Movement and those of the Coordination... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is following “closely and with concern the fast-moving developments” in Turkey. According to media reports, a faction of military forces in Turkey attempted a coup on Friday... read more →
Senior officials from across the United Nations family condemned the deadly attack in Nice, France, calling for stepped up efforts to fight terrorism and violent extremism. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a... read more →
United Nations officials spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need... read more →