The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gert Rosenthal ( Guatemala): The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on 19 October 2012 in Beirut, which killed Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, Interior Security Forces Information Branch Chief, and caused numerous deaths and injuries, including among civilians. The members […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the bomb explosion today in the heart of Beirut which killed several people, including General Wissam al-Hassan, a senior commander in the Lebanese Internal Security Forces, and caused dozens of injuries. He conveys his condolences to […]
On 19 October 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below to its List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council […]
The financial indicators for the United Nations for 2012 were generally ?positive and sound?, but the regular budget?s cash level would face pressure in the next three months as $855 million of the $2.4 billion budget remained unpaid, the Organization?s top management official said during a Headquarters news conference this afternoon. ?We?re hoping that outstanding payment […]
On 9 October 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued the following implementation assistance notice: Implementation Assistance Notice #3 This note contains information aimed at assisting Member States in the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya and focuses particularly on the reporting of detections of violations […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, commemorated on 17 October: Poverty is easy to denounce but difficult to combat. Those suffering from hunger, want and indignity need more than sympathetic words; they need concrete support. We mark this year?s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty […]
Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law had escalated dramatically in the last months, Paulo Pinheiro, chair of an independent commission of inquiry on Syria, told reporters at Headquarters today. According to the 1,100 interviews collected by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, violations of human rights and international humanitarian law were […]
In the past decade, Africa had posted impressive gains in peace and security, agricultural development and technological advancement, but heavy debt loads, labour market woes and gender inequality still plagued much of the continent, the top United Nations policy official on Africa said today during a Headquarters news conference. ?We are still discussing and […]
Governments worldwide had made significant progress in overturning discriminatory laws and reforming legal codes to better protect and promote women?s rights, but their track record in putting those rules into practice remained unsatisfactory, a women?s rights expert said during a Headquarters news conference this afternoon. ?The gaps between the de jure and de facto […]
Chair Says Focus on Gender Equality Could Have Strong Spillover to Other Areas; Committee Hears from Some 56 Speakers on Second Day of Women?s Advancement Debate Today?s debate on women?s rights and perspectives was critical for achieving gender equality, a goal that should receive wide support in all corners of the world, General Assembly President […]
