Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message on the centenary of the African National Congress, observed 8 January: Three years ago, I had the great honour to meet Nelson Mandela. I tried to thank him for all he had done, but he interrupted me. The thanks, he said, should go to the millions of […]
Four Recorded Votes Requested as Delegates Adopt 46 Texts in Total The developing world?s vulnerability to the prevailing multiple global crises and preparations for the June 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development were prominent among the concerns of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as the 42 draft resolutions and 4 draft decisions it had recommended […]
The following Security Council statement was issued today by Council President Baso Sangqu ( South Africa): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred in Damascus, Syria, on 6 January 2012, causing scores of deaths and injuries. They expressed their deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the victims […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist bombing which left many dead and injured today in the Syrian capital of Damascus. He extends his sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims as well as to the Government and people […]
On 6 January 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the four entries specified below to the Committee?s List (the 1988 Sanctions List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution […]
The Security Council would hold five briefings, 11 closed consultations and three formal debates in January, covering the Middle East, justice and the rule of law, and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, according to the programme of work outlined by Council President Baso Sangqu (South Africa) at Headquarters today. Highlighting key events […]
The following statement was issued on 3 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General commends the Palestinian and Israeli negotiators for meeting in Jordan today and expresses his appreciation to His Majesty the King of Jordan, as well as Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, for facilitating this meeting in the framework of […]
The following statement was issued on 3 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Iraq this year begins a promising new chapter in its history. The Secretary-General believes that this is an opportunity for Iraq to further strengthen its democratically-elected institutions and to promote peace and stability for the benefit of the […]
In the face of inter-ethnic conflict, the Government of South Sudan, supported by the locally based United Nations Mission, had taken decisive steps to evacuate civilians and deter spiralling violence, a senior official of the world body said at a Headquarters press conference today. Lise Grande, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of […]
The Russian Federation wanted Security Council action to end violence in Syria, but not if it would become an “auxiliary of regime-change policy”, Council President Vitaly Churkin said at Headquarters today. Speaking at a press conference about his country’s position on investigations of possible civilian casualties resulting from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) […]
