Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks at the General Assembly development dialogue, in New York on 14 June:

With “Rio+20” just under one year away (4-6 June 2012), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations will host a screening of the film, Rio, with special appearances by director Carlos Saldanha and the cast.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Space for Memory and for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights”, in Buenos Aires on 13 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Joint Training Centre for Peacekeeping Operations (CAECOPAZ) in Campo de Mayo, Argentina, 14 June:

Citing many examples of real progress around the world that testified to the soundness of the “people-first” approach embodied in the Millennium Development Goals, senior United Nations officials today said that, with the 2015 deadline for achieving those ambitious targets rapidly approaching, stakeholders must not be afraid to “think big” in shaping the final push, even as they planned strategies to alleviate the suffering of millions “who will need our attention come 2016 and beyond”.

As the States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea continued their annual session today, delegates expressed diverging views on the workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, hearing a presentation by the Coordinator of the Working Group established in 2009 to address that body’s burgeoning responsibilities.

On 14 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of Mr. Tarek Ben Al-Bechir Ben Amara Al‑Charaabi from its Consolidated List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

On 14 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of Mr. Safet Ekrem Durguti from its Consolidated List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the National School for Peacekeeping Operations, in Montevideo, 15 June:

The African Union will never hide from its responsibilities in helping resolve the conflict in Libya and the “time was overdue to articulate a solution together” that would protect civilians, ensure a democratic transformation and promote lasting peace, the representative of a high-level panel from the organization told the Security Council today.