The financial health of the United Nations depended on Member States meeting their financial obligations in full and on time, said Yukio Takasu, the Organization’s Under-Secretary-General for Management, at a Headquarters press conference today. The year 2012 reflected a “healthy” financial situation for the United Nations, thanks to the very positive efforts of many […]
Operation Head: Strong, Sustained Support Needed to Consolidate Gains; UN Representative: Country at Turning Point, Challenges Must Be Urgently Addressed A senior United Nations official today applauded the ?remarkable progress? made by Côte d?Ivoire in the 18 months following a violent post-electoral crisis, but cautioned that a recent wave of attacks against national security […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Carl Alexandre of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). He replaces Kevin Kennedy, who served in that position from April 2010 until December 2012. The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Kennedy?s dedicated service and his […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Ahmad Alhindawi of Jordan as his Envoy on Youth. In his Five-Year Action Agenda, the Secretary-General identified ?Working with and for Women and Young People? as one of his top priorities, and in that context, the Envoy on Youth will address the needs of […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson?s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the inception meeting of the African Development Bank (ADB), Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report in New York on 14 January: I am pleased to join you this […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the appalling attack at Aleppo University yesterday, in which scores of people have been reported killed and wounded. Deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian targets constitutes a war crime. Such heinous attacks are unacceptable and must […]
Presidential Statement: Only Comprehensive Approach Can Defeat Terrorism, Including Addressing Conditions ? Conflict, Rights Abuses ? That Feed Its Spread ?Nothing can justify terrorism ? ever,? Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared at the opening of a high-level meeting of the Security Council today, capped by a presidential statement expressing that body?s deep concern over the […]
On 15 January 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) deleted the entries specified below from the Committee’s List (the 1988 List). The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2082 (2012) therefore no longer apply to the following individuals: A. […]
Decision Taken Following Review of Delisting Request Submitted Through Office of the Ombudsperson On 14 January 2013, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of the individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a delisting request submitted through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council […]
Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at a New Year?s Concert of the 67th session of the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery, today in New York: Good evening and Happy New Year! Dobro veče. Hvala Serbiyo. Srečna nova godina. I am delighted to join the President of the General Assembly in welcoming you to […]
