Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on “Youth Taking Action to Implement the 2030 Agenda”, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the luncheon of the African Leaders’ Malaria Alliance, in Addis Ababa today:
Concluding the first week of its regular session for 2016, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today deferred action on 52 applications for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and reviewed 404 new quadrennial reports, taking note of 362 of them while deferring action on 42 others.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
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 has on 29 December 2015 completed the 2014 review of names on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list in accordance with paragraph 42 of resolution 2083 (2012). The purpose of the review is to ensure that the list is as updated and as accurate as possible, and to confirm that listing remains appropriate. Please find below the breakdown of the names reviewed and outcomes of the review.
The Secretary-General, in Addis Ababa to attend the African Union Summit, announced that he was allocating $100 million for underfunded emergencies in nine countries, including Ethiopia where more than 10 million people needed food assistance resulting from severe drought and the worst El Nino effect on record.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the African Union Peace and Security Council, in Addis Ababa today:
Protecting civilians, making progress in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire and creating a special mission to monitor disarmament in Colombia had been at the centre of the Security Council’s work over the past four weeks, Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay), its President for January, said during the monthly wrap-up meeting today.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks to the Group of Friends of United Nations Police, in New York today:
