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SC/11000

Trials of Former Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi’s Regime — Whether on Domestic Soil or in The Hague — Could Be Country’s ‘Nuremberg Moment’, Security Council Told

The trials of those charged with committing the most heinous crimes in Libya during former leader Muammar Qadhafi’s 42-year reign could be the country’s “Nuremberg moment” — no matter where they took place — the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told the Security Council today, stressing that, above all that, they must be a “shining example” of what could be achieved through human endeavours to seek justice.
SC/10998

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Chair of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Briefs Security Council on Goals, Priorities for 2013

The upcoming fortieth anniversary of the accord that formed the backbone of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should serve as a catalyst to re-energize the 57-member body, Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the Security Council today, as he sketched out the priorities for his country’s Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2013.
SC/10996

New Special Envoy to Great Lakes Region, Briefing Security Council on Visit, Sees ‘Fresh Chance to Do More than Just Attend to the Consequences of Conflict’

The Security Council’s role in new efforts to forge peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was crucial to stopping one of the longest, most appalling human rights crises, said the Secretary-General’s newly appointed Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, pressing delegates to seize a “moment of renewed opportunity” to resolve the underlying causes and infuse hope into a new United Nations-mediated peace accord for the country and region.
SC/10995

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Mohamed ben Mohamed ben Khalifa Abdelhedi from Its Sanctions List

On 1 May 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities decided to remove 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).
SC/10994

Security Council Establishes United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, to Be Operational by 3 June for Initial Period of 12 Months

Acting on the recommendations of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council today decided to establish the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) by 3 June for an initial period of 12 months, providing the United Nations “good offices” functions — and a range of strategic policy advice — in support of the Federal Government’s peace and reconciliation process.