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6 May 2014

GA/AB/4106

Financial Situation of United Nations ‘Generally Sound’, Under-Secretary-General Tells Fifth Committee

The United Nations financial situation was “generally sound” at the end of 2013 thanks to the continued positive efforts of many Member States, the Organization’s top management official today told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary).

5 May 2014

GA/AB/4105

Fifth Committee Considers Ways to Improve Management of Peacekeeping Funds as It Opens Resumed Sixty-Eighth Session

Delegates discussed strategies to better manage the United Nations budget for both active and closed peacekeeping missions, as the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) opened the second part of its resumed sixty-eighth session this morning and adopted its programme of work.

2 May 2014

SC/11378

South Sudan Risks Spiralling Out of Control amid Revenge Killings, Human Rights Abuses, Impending Famine, Security Council Warned

With the sharp and drastic deterioration of the human rights situation in South Sudan, and the accompanying spiral of revenge killings, the country was at risk of a wide-spread humanitarian crisis, the United Nations human rights chief told the Security Council today.

2 May 2014

SC/11377

Diplomatic Solution Only Way Out, as Situation in Ukraine Deteriorates, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

The situation in parts of eastern and southern Ukraine had seen “further severe deterioration”, with fresh events — including the downing of two helicopters — threatening to destabilize the country and the region, the Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs told the Security Council today.

29 April 2014

SC/11375

‘Emerging Spirit of Compromise’ Evaporates as Violence Escalates in Ukraine, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

The “emerging spirit of compromise” of the 17 April Joint Geneva Statement on Ukraine appeared to have evaporated amid different interpretations of the document and fresh violence in the eastern and southern parts of the country, including the shooting of a local mayor, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs told the Security Council today.

29 April 2014

SC/11373

Israelis, Palestinians Face ‘Difficult Choices’ Following Suspension of Peace Talks, Special Coordinator Tells Security Council

With the nine-month-long peace negotiations between them suspended, Israelis and Palestinians should reflect on whether they wished to live up to their stated commitment to a two-State solution, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today.

29 April 2014

SC/11372

Security Council Modifies Côte d’Ivoire Sanctions, Extends Mandate of Related Expert Group, Adopts Resolution 2153 (2014)

The Security Council today decided to modify the sanctions regime imposed on Côte d’Ivoire for a period ending on 30 April 2015, and to extend the mandate of the Group of Experts tasked with monitoring those measures until 20 May 2015.

29 April 2014

SC/11371

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2152 (2014)

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2015.

29 April 2014

PI/2086

United Nations Remains ‘Repository’ of Information for Advancing Humanity’s Cause, Under-Secretary-General Says, as Committee Concludes General Debate

Despite expanding mandates and expectations and shrinking resources, the United Nations remained the “repository” of historic and current information for Governments, children, women and men to use to advance the collective human cause, the Organization’s senior communications official told the Committee on Information as it concluded its general debate.

28 April 2014

SC/11369

Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2151 (2014), Security Council Underscores Need for National Ownership of Security-Sector Reform

The Security Council capped its open debate on security sector reform today with the adoption of its first stand-alone resolution on the topic, reaffirming the importance of such reform in stabilizing countries recovering from conflict and resolving to prioritize reform aspects in both peacekeeping and special political mission mandates.