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Secretary-General Appoints President of Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, Welcomes Prosecutor’s Appointment by Security Council

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Secretary-General Appoints President of Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, Welcomes Prosecutor’s Appointment by Security Council

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to appoint Judge Theodor Meron of the United States as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, for a new term commencing on 1 March.

Deputy Secretary-General, at Forum on Fragility, Conflict, Violence, Stresses Need for Dynamic, Organic Link between Humanitarian Action, Development

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Forum on Fragility, Conflict, Violence, Stresses Need for Dynamic, Organic Link between Humanitarian Action, Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the World Bank Group Forum on Fragility, Conflict and Violence, in Washington, D.C., today:

Intensive Effort Needed to Spur Economic Growth, Opportunity in Kosovo, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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Intensive Effort Needed to Spur Economic Growth, Opportunity in Kosovo, Special Representative Tells Security Council

Polarization of the political landscape in Kosovo in recent months had reached a level where progress was being impeded, but there was also an opportunity to shift the focus onto more fundamental post-conflict issues, the Security Council heard today during its first briefing of the year on the situation there.

Deputy Secretary-General, at Migration Dialogue, Contrasts Existence of Rules for Moving Capital, Service with ‘Striking’ Absence of Human-Mobility Systems

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Migration Dialogue, Contrasts Existence of Rules for Moving Capital, Service with ‘Striking’ Absence of Human-Mobility Systems

Following are UN Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the International Dialogue on Migration, in New York today:

Devote Solid Funding, Courageous Advocacy, Unbending Political Will to Achieving Gender Equality, Secretary-General Urges in International Women’s Day Message

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Devote Solid Funding, Courageous Advocacy, Unbending Political Will to Achieving Gender Equality, Secretary-General Urges in International Women’s Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Women’s Day, “From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards”, to be observed on 8 March:

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds 12 Names to Its Sanctions List

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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds 12 Names to Its Sanctions List

On 29 February 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities approved the addition of the entries 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 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Speakers Focus on Work Programme for 2016, Organizational Resilience Management System, Joint Inspection Unit as Fifth Committee Resumes Session

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Speakers Focus on Work Programme for 2016, Organizational Resilience Management System, Joint Inspection Unit as Fifth Committee Resumes Session

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) opened the first part of its resumed seventieth session today with a review of its 2016 provisional work programme, the 2016-2017 programme budget for the United Nations resilience management system and the role of the Joint Inspection Unit, among other matters.

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