On 13 February 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya amended the entry specified below to its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the travel ban and/or asset freeze. 14. AL-BARASSI, Safia Farkash (Listed on 24 June 2011 pursuant to paragraph 15 of resolution 1970 and paragraph […]
Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the 2012 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in New York on 13 February: Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, and your distinguished colleagues on your election to the Bureau of the Committee on […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Non-Aggression and Cooperation between the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan in Addis Ababa on 10 February 2012. He urges both Governments to maintain the positive spirit that led to the […]
Status Quo Unsustainable, He Says as Chairman Outlines Latest Developments On the heels of his visit to the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that he would ?spare no effort? in helping Israelis and Palestinians arrive at a new and better future, as he opened the 2012 session of the Committee […]
The President of the Economic and Social Council today outlined the arrangements for the 54-member body?s annual Philanthropy event set to take place Monday, 27 February. As the Council met to conclude its 2012 organizational session, Milo? Koterec of Slovakia told delegations that preparations were under way for the event. The overall theme this year was […]
Outlining the priorities for the 2012 term as the Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ireland?s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade stressed today that his country would be a loyal steward of the regional organization?s concept of a ?common, comprehensive and indivisible security? and work to enhance its […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General firmly condemns the bomb attacks this morning in the city of Aleppo which targeted governmental security offices and killed and injured scores of people. He extends his sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims as […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned by the lack of progress in the negotiations on post-independence issues and the possibility of further escalation of tensions following unilateral decisions taken by the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan over their oil dispute. The […]
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) Christopher Grima, the new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today. From 2007 until his appointment, Mr. Grima was his country?s Ambassador to Austria, Hungary and the Slovak Republic, with concurrent accreditation to […]
Argentina?s allegations that the United Kingdom was deliberately increasing its military presence in the South Atlantic was ?manifestly absurd?, Mark Lyall Grant, the latter country?s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said at a Headquarters press conference today. He said that, before 1982, his country had maintained only a minimal military presence in the […]
