Secretary-General Welcomes Holding of Brussels Round Table by Partners of Central African Republic
SG/SM/13648-AFR/2195
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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States Parties Elect Six Members to International Tribunal for Law of the Sea, Leaving Additional Seat to Be Filled in Second Day of Balloting
SEA/1955
At the midpoint of its annual session, the States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea today elected six members to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, but failed to fill one additional seat, forcing a second day of voting tomorrow.
Secretary-General, in Uruguay Parliament, Hails Country’s Growing International Engagement, Calling Its Republican Values ‘an Example for the World’
SG/SM/13649
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Parliament of Uruguay in Montevideo on 15 June:
Deputy Secretary-General, at Informal Civil Society Hearing, Stresses Importance of Ending Myth That Non-communicable Diseases Target Affluent People
DSG/SM/561-GA/11100
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly informal civil society interactive hearing on non-communicable diseases, in New York today, 16 June:
Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Its Consolidated List, Amends One Entry
SC/10283
On 15 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry 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.
Adopting Report for 2011, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Forwards Seven Draft Decisions to Economic and Social Council for Action
ECOSOC/6485-NGO/727
Having finished its work on 24 May, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today concluded its 2011 resumed session, adopting by consensus its report, which contained seven draft decisions on matters that called for action by the Economic and Social Council.
States Parties to Convention on Law of the Sea Adopt Draft Decision on Additional Working Weeks, as Twenty-first Meeting Continues
SEA/1956
The twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea today asked the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to consider meeting in New York, simultaneously with its subcommissions, for up to six months annually over the next five years, and recommended that any request for Secretariat resources to facilitate more working weeks be presented to the General Assembly during its sixty-sixth session.
Deputy Secretary-General Says United Nations Population Award Resonates This Year, as World Prepares to Welcome Human Family’s Seven Billionth Member
DSG/SM/562-POP/996
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the United Nations Population Award ceremony, in New York, 16 June:
Secretary-General Expresses Gratitude as Security Council Unanimously Recommends Second Term, Declaring Himself ‘Motivated and Prepared’ to Continue Upholding Charter
SG/SM/13650-SC/10284
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement following the Security Council’s vote on his second term of office, today, 17 June:
Future Adjustments to Tribunal Judges’ Annual Base Pay Will Be Aligned with Those Affecting International Court of Justice Salaries, According to Text
SEA/1957
Concluding its annual session today, the twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea decided to link future adjustments to the annual base salary for members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to those of the judges of the International Court of Justice.