The General Assembly today filled three impending vacancies on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, the panel inaugurated in 2009 to help bolster the world body?s system for dealing with internal grievances and disciplinary cases. Acting on the recommendations of the Internal Justice Council, the Assembly held separate secret ballots in electing candidates to fill […]
Council Broadens Sanctions? Reach by Directing Committee to Update ?List?, Pledging to Complete Task Itself if Action Not Taken within 15 Days Strongly condemning the 13 April satellite launch by the Democratic People?s Republic of North Korea, the Security Council this morning demanded that the country stop all ballistic missile activity and not conduct any nuclear […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General reiterates his deep concern over continued hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan, including its impact on innocent civilians. He calls on both parties to end the fighting immediately and to respect international humanitarian law and the protection of […]
The following statement was issued on 16 April by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is gravely concerned that despite calls by the international community for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, the leaders of the 12 April 2012 coup d?état are instead deepening the political crisis in the country by announcing plans […]
An exhibition titled “With Me Are 6 Million Accusers: The Eichmann Trial in Jerusalem”, will open with a formal ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 19 April in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby. The exhibition was produced by the Museums Division of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem. It […]
Syria?s Representative Pledges Support for Mission, Stresses Sovereignty The Security Council today authorized an advance team to monitor the ceasefire in Syria, which it said all parties ?appeared to be observing?, while calling again on the Government to begin a pull-back of military forces from population centres and cease the use of heavy weaponry […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms the unconstitutional seizure of power by the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau on 12 April. This action occurred as the people of Guinea-Bissau were preparing to go to the polls on 29 April to vote […]
On 12 April 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida 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 1989 (2011) […]
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Susan Rice ( United States): The members of the Security Council recall its press statement SC/10597 of 31 March 2012 and strongly condemn the forcible seizure of power from the legitimate Government of Guinea-Bissau by some elements of its armed forces. The members of […]
Improving Prevention, Response among Top Priorities, Says Assembly President Faced with socio-economic fallout from increasingly frequent and severe disasters, Governments must invest in disaster risk reduction and weave it into their development agendas in order to save more lives and build a sustainable world, a top aide to the United Nations Secretary-General told a […]
