United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Tarek Mitri of Lebanon as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Mr. Mitri will succeed Ian Martin of the United Kingdom, who will complete his assignment on 14 October 2012. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Martin for his […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the United States of America’s diplomatic mission and personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on 11 September, which resulted in the deaths of four American diplomatic personnel, including […]
Anybody in the room on 13 December 2006 when the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted had felt the tremendous spirit behind the movement and understood that a ?key tool to transform our societies? had joined the ranks of international human rights instruments, correspondents were told today as the Fifth Session of […]
Meeting?s President, Under-Secretary-General Stress Focus on Women, Children Even as the number of States signing on to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities continued to grow at an ?exhilarating? pace, there remained a critical need for the United Nations to act as a ?real, practical and daily advocate? for those who […]
Resolution 2065 (2012), Adopted Unanimously, Also Requests Report on Possible Drawdown, Exit Strategy by 15 February 2013 The Security Council, welcoming the preparations in Sierra Leone for the presidential, parliamentary and local elections on 17 November, and underlining their importance as a “key benchmark” for peace consolidation in the West African country, extended the mandate […]
Jeffrey Feltman, Political Affairs Head, Briefs on Work of UN Support Mission; Libya?s Ambassador Pledges Perpetrators of Odious Crime Will Be Brought to Justice Strongly condemning last night?s attack that killed the United States Ambassador to Libya, the top United Nations political official warned the Security Council today that the horrific event was evidence of […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns today?s attack on the Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu, in which newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was meeting with the Kenyan Foreign Minister, Professor Samson Ongeri, in the presence of international media. He is saddened by the […]
Special Representative Karin Landgren Briefs; Peacebuilding Configuration Chair, Country?s UN Representative Also Speak With Liberia on the verge of becoming ?a true success story?, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council this afternoon that the Organization?s peacekeeping mission in the country must walk a delicate balance: applauding achievements and pulling back its […]
Subsidiary Body to Review Implementation of Previous Recommendations Concluding its work for the General Assembly?s sixty-sixth session today, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) adopted a consensus resolution by which it endorsed the recommendations and conclusions of its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and urged Member States, the Secretariat as well as other […]
Chair Welcomes ?Tenacity? of Members despite Long Delays during 2012 Session The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations ? adopting the final report on its 2012 substantive session, held from 21 February-16 March ? stressed today that maintaining international peace and security called for improved capacity to assess conflict situations, more effective planning and management of critical United […]
