On 30 July 2010 the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee concluded the review of its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to sanctions measures, undertaken pursuant to paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) to ensure that this List is as updated and as accurate as possible and to confirm […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, held in Hiroshima, 2 to 9 August: It gives me pleasure to convey my greetings to the 2010 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. Your efforts have contributed to a wave of support for global nuclear disarmament […]
An exhibition of the best press photographs of 2009 will open in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby at 6 p.m. Thursday, 5 August. This travelling exhibition of winning images selected at the fifty-third annual World Press Photo Contest in Amsterdam will remain on display through 2 September. Among the winning images featured […]
Presenting the results of a review of all cases on the Consolidated List established and maintained by the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee, Thomas Mayr-Harting, Committee Chair, said that of a total 488 entries, 45 had been removed and another 66 were pending a final decision at the request of Member States. The Committee — […]
Committee Adopts Observations on Seven States Parties; Chair Says Committee Identified Implementation Gaps, Sought Solutions to Persistent Discrimination The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reaffirmed its commitment to the spirit of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security and its integral link to the Convention on the […]
Delegates Appoint Member to Advisory Committee On Administrative and Budgetary Questions, as Session Winds Down The General Assembly this afternoon adopted by consensus, as orally revised, a resolution on the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, deciding also to establish a trust fund for victims, especially women and children. […]
The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for 12 months while demanding that the parties to the conflict in the region immediately end the fighting as well as attacks on civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel. Unanimously adopting resolution 1935 (2010), the Council extended the mandate […]
The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: I am delighted that the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force on 1 August 2010. This new instrument is a major advance for the global disarmament and humanitarian agendas, and will help us to counter the widespread insecurity and suffering caused by these terrible […]
On 29 July 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the five entries specified below from its Consolidated List. The Committee approved these de-listings following its review of the names, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008). The assets freeze, travel ban and arms […]
With the General Assembly having just wrapped up talks on the Secretary-General?s sweeping proposals for transforming service delivery to United Nations peacekeeping missions, senior field support officials announced today that the world body was poised to approve a new, enhanced global system to match the global enterprise into which peacekeeping has evolved. ?This will […]
