The Security Council today urged accelerated action to dismantle armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressing deep concern over the lack of progress of the voluntary disarmament process of the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR).
The new Permanent Representative of Comoros to the United Nations, Soilihi Mohamed Soilihi, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Observer of the Caribbean Community to the United Nations (CARICOM), A. Missouri Sherman-Peter, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, Nguyen Thi Phuong Nga, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Observer of La Francophonie to the United Nations, Paul R. Tiendrebeogo, today presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The Secretary-General welcomes the mission by the Presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal to Ouagadougou today to join mediation efforts by the joint United Nations, African Union and the Economic Community of West African States delegation. He reiterates his call for inclusive dialogue to continue and encourages all parties to reach an agreement for a peaceful, civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso as soon as possible.
Consideration of States’ constitutional challenges was crucial to the provisional application of treaties, speakers underscored today, as the Sixth Committee (Legal) concluded deliberations on a number of topics from the International Law Commission’s annual report.
The real solution to the suffering and plight of refugees was not humanitarian action but political decisiveness, a top United Nations official told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today as it began its thematic debate on related issues, returnees and displaced persons.
Regional frameworks could assist the mobilization of financial and technological resources, and “serve as a catalyst to strengthen the global partnership for sustainable development by facilitating access to science, technology and innovation, and enhancing knowledge sharing and capacity-building”, Sebastiano Cardi (Italy) told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today while chairing its annual dialogue with the Regional Commissions.
Commending the perseverance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the face of adverse conditions on the ground, speakers in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today called for renewed international financial and political commitment to end the suffering of Palestinian refugees, as they concluded consideration of the Agency’s work.
