With the crises in Syria and Mali, a broad reassessment of peacebuilding schedules and many peacekeeping mandates coming to term, July looks very busy for the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Colombia, which will hold the 15‑member body’s rotating presidency for that month, said today. “There are plenty of issues to be tackled,” […]
Council Holds Dialogue with International Finance, Trade Organizations, Also Concludes Ministerial Review; In Parallel meeting, Begins General Debate Amid concern over predictions for yet another year of tepid global growth, the Economic and Social Council held a high-level policy dialogue today with marquee financial and trade organizations on the state of the world economy, […]
As Second Day Culminates in Resolution of Diplomatic Issues, Delegations Begin Debate on ?Unique and Uniquely Important Treaty? The absence of global conventional arms regulations was ?a disgrace? in an over-armed world where peace was under-funded, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegates today after opening the highly anticipated month-long United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade […]
Other Resolutions Adopted Establish 2014 as Year of Crystallography; Urge Strengthened UN Support to Promote, Consolidate New, Restored Democracies Concerned by the forced demographic changes resulting from the conflicts in Georgia, and the humanitarian situation causes by the 2008 armed conflict, the General Assembly this morning recognized the right of return of internally displaced persons […]
On 2 July 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (delisting) of the entries specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) therefore no longer applies to the following entries: […]
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia decided on 20 June 2012 to grant the delisting petition of the following individual from the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) (the travel ban list) and the list of individuals and […]
President Says Sustained Growth, Job Creation Must Top Political Agenda; Council Opens Annual Ministerial Review on Decent Work, Poverty Eradication For the world?s 205 million unemployed, finding work was difficult amid a slow economic recovery and rigid labour markets, conditions that presented an opportunity for the Economic and Social Council to sharpen its focus […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement reached by the Action Group and the determination expressed by the participants to work jointly to resolve the Syrian crisis. This includes the proposed establishment of a transitional governing body, with full executive powers, as […]
The following statement was issued on today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out yesterday on two churches in the Kenyan town of Garissa, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people and wounded many more. These attacks, which deliberately targeted places […]
On 28 June 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the four entries specified below to the Committee’s List (the 1988 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 […]
