Security Council: Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

On 29 July 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya updated the entry specified below to its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the travel ban and asset freeze.

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire by 11 months, until 30 June 2014, deciding to reconfigure its uniformed personnel by that time and consider possible further reductions based on the evolution of security conditions on the ground.

On 29 July 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved updates to the Guidelines of the Committee for the Conduct of its Work to include the contact details for the National Contact Point of the Government of Afghanistan:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

On 23 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry 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 2083 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

On 22 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the name of the individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a delisting request submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this delisting request.

On 19 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline 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 2083 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

On 16 July 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia approved the inclusion of additional information concerning Messrs. Ibrahim Bah and Slobodan Tešic (travel ban list). The additional information is reflected in bold text below.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today, 15 July, by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):