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SG/T/2801

Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 18-19 July

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Switzerland from Finland on Monday evening, 18 July. In Geneva the following morning, the Secretary-General addressed the third Global Review of Aid for Trade at the World Trade Organization.

SC/10331

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Two Names to Its Sanctions List

On 18 July 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the two entries 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) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
SG/T/2800

Activities of Secretary-General in Finland, 15-18 July

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Finland on Friday, 15 July, travelling from New York, so that he could participate in a panel on sustainable development with Finnish President Tarja Halonen.

SC/10328

Security Council 1988 Committee Deletes 14 Entries from Its Sanctions List

On 15 July 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the deletion of the 14 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: