Press Release

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

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

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level opening of the Economic and Social Council session in New York on 2 July:

The following statement was issued on 1 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

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 1988 (2011).

On 2 July 2012, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the names of the individual and the entity below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a de-listing request submitted through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de‑listing request.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Human Rights Film Festival screening of Call Me Kuchu, delivered by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, in New York on 28 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the outcome of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in New York on 28 June:

On 27 June 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution1989 (2011) therefore no longer apply to the following entry: