Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Burundi
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samantha Power (United States):
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Stressing Restraint, Senior Official Tells Security Council Iraq, Turkey Must Intensify Bilateral Talks to Defuse Tensions over Training of Troops
SC/12173
Stressing the need for a bilateral diplomatic solution, the top United Nations official for political affairs today called on Iraq and Turkey to exercise restraint and defuse tensions arising from the increased presence of Turkish forces in Iraq as part of the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorist group.
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2254 (2015), Endorsing Road Map for Peace Process in Syria, Setting Timetable for Talks
SC/12171
The Security Council today endorsed a road map for a peace process in Syria, setting out an early-January timetable for United Nations-facilitated talks between the Government and opposition members, as well as the outlines of a nationwide ceasefire to begin as soon as the parties concerned had taken initial steps towards a political transition.
Secretary-General Hails Security Council Resolution as First to Focus on Political Settlement of Syria Crisis
SG/SM/17429-SC/12172
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the situation in Syria to the Security Council, in New York on 18 December 2015:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, participated in the meeting of the International Syria Support Group in New York outside United Nations Headquarters. The Secretary-General also briefed the Security Council’s open meeting about the latest developments concerning Syria.
On World Migrants Day, Deputy Secretary-General Warns against Falling into Trap of Fear Set by Terrorists, amid Largest Exodus since Second World War
DSG/SM/927-DEV/3213-OBV/1573
Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to a panel on the occasion of International Migrants Day, in New York, today:
General Assembly Adopts 64 Third Committee Texts Covering Issues Including Migrants, Children’s Rights, Human Rights Defenders
GA/11745
Acting on the recommendation of its Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), the General Assembly adopted 57 draft resolutions and seven draft decisions today, tackling a wide range of issues from the global refugee crisis to the rights of the child, as well as human rights defenders and country-specific human rights situations.
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2253 (2015), Security Council Expands Sanctions Framework to Include Islamic State in Iraq and Levant
SC/12168
In a sweeping move to suppress the financing of terrorism, the Security Council today expanded and strengthened its Al-Qaida sanctions framework to include a focus on Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in an unprecedented meeting that heard finance ministers from around the world outline efforts to dismantle funding channels to a terrorist group now in control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
As Terrorists Diversify Fundraising Tactics, Greater Efforts Needed to Shut Down Illicit Channels, Secretary-General Tells Finance Ministers’ Meeting
SG/SM/17427-SC/12170
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting of Finance Ministers on countering the financing of terrorism, in New York today:
Secretary-General Encourages Costa Rica, Nicaragua to Honour Ruling by International Court of Justice on Territorial Differences
SG/SM/17428-ICJ/625
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: