United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly [to 13 June 2015]

United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly  [to 13 June 2015]
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Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage
11 June 2015
SG/A/1576-BIO/4733-REF/1208
Secretary-General Appoints Kelly T. Clements of United States Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Kelly T. Clements of the United States as Deputy High Commissioner in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

11 June 2015
SG/SM/16838-OBV/1479
Elder Abuse Often Occurs in Quiet, Private Settings, Making Public Response More Important, Secretary-General Says in Message for Awareness Day

11 June 2015
HR/5258
Key Messages ‘Loud and Clear’ during States Parties Conference on Disabilities Convention, President Says as Session Closes amid Calls to Spotlight Issues
The Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities closed its eighth session today, adopting three decisions that laid out the terms for its ninth session, and exploring ways to overcome pervasive discrimination in the provision of everything from health care and education to employment and disaster relief.

10 June 2015
SC/11924
Peace Prospect in Sudan ‘Vain Wish in Current Context’, Peacekeeping Official Tells Security Council, Backing Disengagement Once ‘Fear and Violence’ Subside
Any exit strategy for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) must be tied to concrete improvements in the situation of people on the ground, a top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council this morning.

9 June 2015
SG/SM/16832
Secretary-General, at Maritime Meeting, Calls for Sustainable Solutions to Protect Migrants, Refugees from Human Rights Abuses
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Special Session on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee on Mixed Migration by Sea, held in London on 9 June.

8 June 2015
SG/A/1573-BIO/4730-ICEF/1883
Secretary-General Appoints Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

8 June 2015
SG/SM/16830-GA/11653-AIDS/196
Secretary-General Calls for End to AIDS by 2030, in Message to General Assembly