The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned at the recent fighting between the Murle and the Lou Nuer communities in Jonglei State, South Sudan, resulting in at least 600 deaths, more than 750 wounded and a large number of displaced persons since 19 August. The Secretary-General […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the opening of the Yonhap International Press Photo Awards and Exhibit, ?Share the Moment, Share the Future?, 22 August, in New York: I?d like to thank all of you for taking part in this very meaningful exhibition, despite your very busy schedules. Congratulations on the opening of this […]
On 22 August 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 […]
Decision Taken Following Review of De-Listing Request Submitted through Office of the Ombudsperson On 19 August 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of Mr. Abdul Latif Saleh from its Consolidated List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is encouraged by the meeting on 19 August in Naypyitaw between President U Thein Sein of Myanmar and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as both have expressed satisfaction about their talks aimed at finding common ground on matters beneficial […]
The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People adopted the following statement today, 19 August: The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People is deeply alarmed by the upsurge in illegal Israeli settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian […]
NEW YORK, 19 August (UNITAR/UN Democracy Fund) — The New York Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the United Nations Democracy Fund are pleased to announce the launch of a panel on “Democracy and Development”, on Thursday, 1 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters in New York. […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today?s suicide attack at a mosque during Friday prayers in the Khyber tribal region in north-west Pakistan where more than 40 people were reportedly killed and over 100 injured. The Secretary-General is appalled at this […]
Marking World Humanitarian Day this morning, top United Nations officials recognized the sacrifices made by humanitarian workers around the globe, but stressed that it was also critical to use the event to redouble efforts to help those currently suffering in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere. ?It?s all about the fact that we can all […]
The head of the newly established United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa this morning called on the Security Council to provide ongoing support for its efforts to stem cross-border threats to security in the region such as piracy, illicit small arms traffic, rebel militias and massive refugee returns due to the instability in […]
