The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon all States to focus on eradicating weapons of mass destruction today, as the Security Council held a day-long open debate on the issue where speakers underscored the evolving threat of such weapons falling into the hands of non-State actors and terrorist groups.
On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic enacted the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 5 and 8 of Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
On 23 August 2016, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic approved the following individuals as subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 5 and 8 of resolution 2262 (2016):
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at the open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in New York today:
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Major General (retired) Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands to lead an independent special investigation into the violence in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016, and the response of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia):
The city of Aleppo risked a humanitarian catastrophe unparalleled in the more than five years of carnage seen during the Syrian conflict, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council today, stressing the need for a 48-hour pause in fighting by all sides in order for aid to reach millions of civilians in dire need.
The new Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, Marc Pecsteen, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations, Burhan Gafoor, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
