Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Secretary-General Urges Security Council to take ‘Bold and Courageous Decisions’ to Bolster African Union Peacekeeping Force in Somalia, Transitional Government

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Secretary-General Urges Security Council to take ‘Bold and Courageous Decisions’ to Bolster African Union Peacekeeping Force in Somalia, Transitional Government

During a Security Council meeting this morning on Somalia that also heard from high officials from the African Union and the Somali Transitional Government, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Council to take “bold and courageous decisions” to strengthen the African-led peacekeeping force and the transitional authorities of the faction-wracked country.

Calls for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment ‘Must Be More Than a Mantra; It Must Become a Lived Reality’ for Women in All Countries, Third Committee Told

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Calls for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment ‘Must Be More Than a Mantra; It Must Become a Lived Reality’ for Women in All Countries, Third Committee Told

Addressing Member States for the first time as head of the newly created UN Women, Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet told delegates today that the establishment of the new entity was a message from the General Assembly that more needed to be done to make the empowerment of women a reality.

On Issue of Transboundary Damage from Hazardous Activities, Some Legal Committee Delegates Urge Study of State Practice

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On Issue of Transboundary Damage from Hazardous Activities, Some Legal Committee Delegates Urge Study of State Practice

When the Sixth Committee (Legal) today took up the issue of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, the discussion centred largely on how the draft articles on prevention of the harm and the draft principles on allocation of loss could be most effectively engaged, either in concert or independently of one another.

United Nations Remains Fully Committed to Ensuring Women Overcome Obstacles to Engagement at All Levels of Peace Processes, Secretary-General Says

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United Nations Remains Fully Committed to Ensuring Women Overcome Obstacles to Engagement at All Levels of Peace Processes, Secretary-General Says

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Women Count for Peace” event on Open Days for Women, Peace and Security, in New York today, 21 October:

Despite ‘Glimmers of Hope’, Secretary-General Says, Somalia Still Faces Well-Known Obstacles, Urges Security Council to Increase Support for Transitional Government

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Despite ‘Glimmers of Hope’, Secretary-General Says, Somalia Still Faces Well-Known Obstacles, Urges Security Council to Increase Support for Transitional Government

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on Somalia, in New York, 21 October:

Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Names of Two Individuals to Its Consolidated List, Amends Eleven Entries

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Names of Two Individuals to Its Consolidated List, Amends Eleven Entries

On 20 October 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the two entries specified below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

In Message to Committee on World Food Security, Secretary-General Calls for More Formal Global Governance System, Food Trading Systems that Keep Markets Stable

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In Message to Committee on World Food Security, Secretary-General Calls for More Formal Global Governance System, Food Trading Systems that Keep Markets Stable

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Committee on World Food Security, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Food Security and Nutrition, in Rome, today, 11 October:
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