Security Council: Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan)

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan)

The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack perpetrated in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 1 July 2016, which resulted in more than 20 Bangladeshi nationals and foreigners, including development workers, killed and many injured, for which ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Da’esh) has claimed responsibility.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

Resolution 1540 (2004), adopted more than 12 years ago, remains a key instrument in global efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons to non-State actors, in particular to terrorists.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):

The following Security Council statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France)

On 24 June 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.