On 1 March, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the two entries specified below from its Consolidated List. The assets freeze and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) therefore no longer apply to the following two entities: Removed from Al-Qaida […]
Recognizing the important role of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) in promoting peace, stability and development in the nascent South-East Asian nation, the Security Council today extended the Mission?s mandate until 26 February 2011 at current levels, while endorsing the Secretary-General?s intention to reconfigure its police component, including its drawdown, in […]
Also Underlines Readiness, Once Necessary Steps Taken, ?To Review, with a view towards lifting?, Sanctions Imposed in 1991 Welcoming the steps taken by the Iraqi Government to support the international non-proliferation regime and adhere to global disarmament standards, the United Nations Security Council today underlined its readiness to consider lifting the trade sanctions it imposed […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is disappointed to learn that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi?s appeal against her continued house arrest was again rejected today. The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the release of all political prisoners and their free participation in the […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks that took place in Kabul this morning, which caused the death and injury of many Afghan and foreign residents and for which the Taliban claimed responsibility. This deliberate targeting of civilians demonstrates once again […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message for International Women’s Day, to be observed under the theme “Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all” on 8 March: Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all. This is a matter […]
He Cites End of Second International Decade for Eradication Of Colonialism, Fiftieth Anniversary of Declaration on Granting Independence United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that 2010 would be an important year for the Special Committee on Decolonization because it marked both the end of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism […]
Head of United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Antonio Maria Costa Briefs; Secretary-General: States Must Mount Comprehensive Response to Criminal Scourge With the top United Nations anti-drug official urging concerted global action to ?break the vicious circle between insecurity and underdevelopment? being increasingly fuelled by criminal networks, drug smugglers and human traffickers, the Security […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the 2010 session of the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in New York, 25 February: It gives me pleasure to greet the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization. This is an important year for the Committee. December […]
The following statement was issued on 24 February by the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in connection with the announcement by the Government of Israel concerning religious sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights […]
