Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu
SC/11844-AFR/3099
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President François Delattre (France):
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Security Council 1988 Sanctions Committee Adds Individual Abdul Basir Noorzai, Entity Haji Basir and Zarjmil Company Hawala to Its Sanctions List
SC/11843
On 27 March 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the entries specified below to the Committee’s List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2160 (2014).
Adopting Two Resolutions on Libya — 2213, 2214 (2015) — Security Council Extends United Nations Presence, Eases Arms Embargo to Counter Terrorist Threat
SC/11842
Unanimously adopting two separate resolutions this evening on Libya, the Security Council, in the first, called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and extended the United Nations Support Mission there (UNSMIL) until 15 September, and in the second, adjusted the arms embargo on the country in light of the terrorist threat there.
Budget Committee Approves Seven Texts as It Concludes First Part of Resumed Sixty-Ninth Session
GA/AB/4151
Taking action without a vote, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved seven draft texts relating to, among other things, oversight, accountability, procurement, and nine items from the programme budget for the current biennium, as it concluded the first part of its resumed sixty-ninth session.
Secretary-General, on Eve of Nigeria’s elections, Calls on All Nigerians to Vote, Welcomes Two Leading Candidates’ Statement to Respect Outcome
SG/SM/16628-AFR/3098
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Secretary-General, Concerned by Slow Pace of Gaza Reconstruction, Urges Donors at Vienna Seminar to Honour Aid Commitments for Palestinians
SG/SM/16627-GA/PAL/1327
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, to be held in Vienna on 31 March:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
At the Security Council’s open debate this morning, the Secretary-General expressed deep concern over the grave dangers facing minorities in parts of the Middle East, warning that millions of lives and the social fabric of entire countries are at stake. He said the United Nations will launch an action plan in September to prevent violent extremism.
Secretary-General, at Defence Chiefs Conference, Requests ‘Unity and Backing’ for UN Peacekeepers, Notes Rise in Year-on-Year Deaths of Troops
SG/SM/16626
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:
Strongly Condemning Religious-Based Attacks, Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Help Middle East End Atrocity Crimes, Reclaim Historic Diversity
SG/SM/16625-SC/11841
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East, in New York today:
Security Council Urged to ‘Stop the Madness’ as Terrorists Trample Cultural, Religious Diversity of Middle East
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From Syria and Iraq to Libya and Yemen, the cultural and religious fabric in the Middle East, intricately woven over centuries, was being torn apart by terrorists intent on eliminating the very diversity that had given rise to many of the world’s great civilizations, the Security Council heard today as speakers implored it to help end the fighting and urgently protect the region’s minorities.