Press Release

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing, 19 July:

The following statement by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union) was issued on 19 July:

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 19 July by Council President Néstor Osorio (Colombia):

On 19 July 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) deleted the entries specified below from the Committee’s List (the 1988 List). The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1988 (2011) therefore no longer apply to the following individuals:

The following Security Council press statement was issued on 18 July by Council President Néstor Osorio (Colombia):

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event with “Future We Want Champions”, in Beijing on 18 July:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Adama Dieng of Senegal as Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Mr. Dieng will replace Francis Deng, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and achievements within a challenging mandate.

The United Nations General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting tomorrow, honouring the leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation.