Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning South Sudan Meets with Coordinator of Panel of Experts on Panel’s Interim Report

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On 20 August 2015, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan in connection with the Panel’s interim report, which was submitted in pursuance of paragraph 18 (d) of the resolution.

In Video Message for Disarmament Conference, Secretary-General Demands End to Nuclear Weapon Threat, Calling Setbacks ‘Reason to Try Harder’

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the twenty-fifth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues, in Hiroshima City, Japan, 26-28 August:

Difficult to Overcome Political Polarization in Libya or Eliminate Terrorism Unless Libyans Come Together under Single Banner, Security Council Told

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With the political dialogue process in Libya nearing its last stages, “time is running out” for leaders on all sides and at all levels to make the “final push”, the head of the United Nations Mission in that country told the Security Council today.

Special Representative, in Briefing to Security Council, Urges Immediate End to Hostilities in South Sudan amid ‘Precipitous’ Worsening of Situation

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With South Sudan poised to sign a peace agreement aimed at quelling ongoing violence in the country, the political situation on the ground remained tense and the humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate, top officials told the Security Council this morning.

Commending Recent Elections in Nigeria as ‘New Start’, Secretary-General Stresses Need for Country’s Leadership at Wide-Ranging Dialogue Event

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the dialogue on democracy, human rights, development, climate change and countering violent extremism, in Abuja, today: