Security Council Press Statement on Arrest of Goran Hadžic
SC/10334-L/3178
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):
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Security Council, in Statement, Says ‘Contextual Information’ on Possible Security Implications of Climate Change Important When Climate Impacts Drive Conflict
SC/10332
The Security Council this afternoon expressed concern that the possible adverse effects of climate change could, in the long-run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security and that the loss of territory in some States due to sea-level rise, particularly in small low-lying island States, could have possible security implications.
Secretary-General Tells Iberoamerican Creative Summit in Spain ‘Spotlight Is in Your Hands’ to Shed Light on Current Global Challenges
SG/SM/13715
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Iberoamerican Creative Summit, 21 July, in Avilés, Spain:
Secretary-General Concerned by Reported Violence in Malawi
SG/SM/13716-AFR/2214
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Security Council Press Statement on Lord’s Resistance Army
SC/10335-AFR/2215
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Peter Wittig (Germany):
Djibouti, Reporting for First Time to Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Boasts Progress in Health, Education, Women’s Participation in Politics
WOM/1874
Ratification by Djibouti of the international women’s Convention in 1999 had sparked a transformation in Djibouti that had “changed the landscape of the country”, the head of the delegation and Minister of the Promotion of Women and Family Planning of Djibouti said today, as the State party appeared before the monitoring Committee for its first-ever periodic review of implementation.
‘The Imperative for Peace Is Now as People of Darfur Have Suffered Too Long, Too Deeply’, Stresses Senior United Nations Official to Security Council
SC/10336
The United Nations top political official in Darfur this morning hailed last week’s signing of a road map for peace in Darfur by the Sudanese Government and the opposition Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), but warned today in a briefing to the Security Council that an enabling environment still must be created to ensure sustainable peace and stability in the strife-torn region.
Secretary-General Condemns Violence in Norway, Says United Nations Stands with Norwegians in Face of ‘This Terrible Moment’
SG/SM/13717
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Singapore Says Gender Equality Central to Country’s Promising Socio-Economic Growth, as Delegation Reports on Implementation of Women’s Convention
WOM/1875
Singapore’s delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women asserted today that gender equality was central to the country’s burgeoning socio-economic growth and responded to the Committee’s concerns over trafficking in persons, reservations to the women’s Convention, reinforced stereotypes and other issues, as it presented its latest periodic report.
United Nations Disarmament Conference to Discuss Actions towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, in Matsumoto, Japan, 27-29 July
DC/3298
The twenty-third United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will be held in Matsumoto, Japan, from 27 to 29 July. Hosted by the Government of Japan and the City of Matsumoto, the Conference is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific.