On 4 October 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida 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 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to mark World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October: There is no health without mental health. Mental disorders are major contributors to illness and premature death, and are responsible for 13 percent of the global disease burden. With the global economic downturn — and associated austerity […]
On 4 October 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the three 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 following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu ( Nigeria): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 4 October 2011, which resulted in the death and injury of many innocent civilians. They expressed their deep sympathy […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by the vicious suicide bomb attack targeting Government offices and ministries in Mogadishu today, which has killed scores of people and injured many more, including, reportedly, students who were inside the education ministry at the time […]
Saying she expected a “good ride” for the Security Council this month, U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria), its President for October, today outlined a programme of work comprising a varied mix of both new and routine agenda items. Briefing at a Headquarters press conference, she said that since the world was not static but dynamic, the […]
As the focus in Haiti turned to long-term recovery and development, significant humanitarian needs still had to be addressed, with 600,000 people remaining homeless after last year’s earthquake, the United Nations top humanitarian official said this afternoon, following a two-day visit to the country. “It is essential that the humanitarian response complement sustainable development initiatives, […]
Following the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2009 (2011), the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has made available on its website the updated list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban and/or asset freeze, at the following URL: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1970. * *** […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the opening of the Oslo Governance Forum, on 3 October: The events of this year lend deep significance to the Oslo Governance Forum. Since the beginning of 2011, millions of people have participated in movements for democracy and better governance. Millions more have followed with intense […]
NEW YORK, 3 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The 2011 Disarmament Fellowship Programme will commence its third and final segment today at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Diplomats from the following 25 Member States are participating in the 2011 Disarmament Fellowship Programme: Belarus, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Honduras, […]
