Security Council: Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

Seized with a succession of new crises in Europe, the Middle East and across Africa, the Security Council in 2014 tackled an expanding workload in a record number of meetings while seeking to defeat terrorism, prevent conflicts, protect civilians, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions and other tools to quell tensions and neutralize threats.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

On 2 January 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the names below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for these names submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Reports of the Ombudsperson on these delisting requests.

On 31 December 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic removed the name below from its sanctions list after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for this name.

On 30 December 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on 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 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations: