Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

In progress at UNHQ

Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2139 (2014) to Ease Aid Delivery to Syrians, Provide Relief from ‘Chilling Darkness’

SC/11292

Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2139 (2014) to Ease Aid Delivery to Syrians, Provide Relief from ‘Chilling Darkness’

After a period of intense negotiations, the Security Council coalesced around the urgent need to increase humanitarian aid access in Syria today, calling on all parties to immediately cease attacks against civilians and lift the siege of populated areas, including in the embattled Old City of Homs.

Enhancing Stability a Major Goal, Head of European Entity Says as He Spells Out Regional Priorities in Briefing to Security Council

SC/11294

Enhancing Stability a Major Goal, Head of European Entity Says as He Spells Out Regional Priorities in Briefing to Security Council

With tensions easing in Ukraine, Europe’s priorities would include enhancing security and stability, improving people’s lives and strengthening the capacity of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to act, the head of that entity told the Security Council today.

Civil Society to Reflect on Measures for Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), in New Delhi, 25-26 February

DC/3478

Civil Society to Reflect on Measures for Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), in New Delhi, 25-26 February

Representatives of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, industry and academics will gather in New Delhi this week to help identify effective measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists and other non-State actors.

United Nations Must Adapt to Dynamic Development Landscape, Economic And Social Council Hears as It Opens Three-Day Segment

ECOSOC/6599

United Nations Must Adapt to Dynamic Development Landscape, Economic And Social Council Hears as It Opens Three-Day Segment

A vastly altered development landscape had evolved since adoption of the Millennium Development Goals nearly 15 years ago, mandating the United Nations to adapt by building on its core strengths: its universal presence, legitimacy and quality of expertise, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told the Economic and Social Council today.

United Nations Must Become ‘Fit for Purpose’ in Supporting Development in Post-2015 Era, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ECOSOC Segment

DSG/SM/749-ECOSOC/6600

United Nations Must Become ‘Fit for Purpose’ in Supporting Development in Post-2015 Era, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ECOSOC Segment

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the opening of the operational activities for development segment of the substantive session of the 2014 Economic and Social Council, in New York, 24 February:

Despite Crises, ‘Fault Lines’, Current Middle East Peace Bid Closer than Other Recent Efforts to Boosting Region’s Stability, Security Council Told

SC/11295

Despite Crises, ‘Fault Lines’, Current Middle East Peace Bid Closer than Other Recent Efforts to Boosting Region’s Stability, Security Council Told

Despite multiple crises and “fault lines” requiring urgent attention, the quest for peace in the Middle East over the last seven months had come closer than other recent efforts to making a real and much-needed contribution to regional stability, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the Security Council today.
Subscribe to