On 19 August 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of Mr. Abdul Latif Saleh 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 22 August 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

The new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, Héctor Virgilio Alcántara, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the opening ceremony of the Conference of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP), in Lexington, Kentucky, 21 August:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Yonhap International Press Photo Awards and Exhibit, “Share the Moment, Share the Future”, 22 August, in New York:

Thirteen Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were approved for association with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) at the second biannual meeting of the DPI/NGO Committee, held in New York on 18 August.

On 25 August, the Olof Palme Memorial Fund, Sweden, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch the 2011 Negotiation Training Series “Towards a level playing field”, aimed at enhancing diplomats’ negotiation skills. With the generous support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, this Series demonstrates the fifth year of collaboration between the Olof Palme Memorial Fund and UNITAR.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a round table on “Sustainable Energy for All”, in Denver, United States, 24 August: