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Bid for Full United Nations Membership ‘Not a Provocation’, Head of Palestine Observer Mission Tells Committee

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Bid for Full United Nations Membership ‘Not a Provocation’, Head of Palestine Observer Mission Tells Committee

Palestinian efforts for full membership of the United Nations and its agencies was not a provocation but rather the exercise of their legal right to sovereignty and independence, Riyad Mansour, head of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine, assured the Palestinian Rights Committee today.

Every Dollar Going to Humanitarian Aid Must Have Maximum Effect, Secretary-General Stresses at High-level Conference on Central Emergency Response Fund

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Every Dollar Going to Humanitarian Aid Must Have Maximum Effect, Secretary-General Stresses at High-level Conference on Central Emergency Response Fund

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in New York on 16 December:

Secretary-General Hails Parliamentarians as ‘Link between the Global and Local’ in Video Message to Launch Event for World Summit of Legislators

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Secretary-General Hails Parliamentarians as ‘Link between the Global and Local’ in Video Message to Launch Event for World Summit of Legislators

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the launch event for the World Summit of Legislators (to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 15-17 June 2012), in Rio de Janeiro on 16 December:

Activities of Secretary-General in Kenya, Somalia, 8-9 December

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Activities of Secretary-General in Kenya, Somalia, 8-9 December

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, in the afternoon of Thursday, 8 December. He met with the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the Foreign Minister of Kenya, Moses Wetangula. They discussed the situations in Somalia, in Sudan and South Sudan. The next morning, the Secretary-General left for Mogadishu on an unannounced visit to the Somali capital.

All Society Stands to Lose from Biodiversity ‘Mass Extinction’, Warns Secretary-General in Message for Launch of United Nations Decade

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All Society Stands to Lose from Biodiversity ‘Mass Extinction’, Warns Secretary-General in Message for Launch of United Nations Decade

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, to be delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in Kanazawa, Japan, on 17 December:

Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Removes Names of Two Entities from Its Travel Ban, Assets Freeze List

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Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Removes Names of Two Entities from Its Travel Ban, Assets Freeze List

On 16 December 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya decided to remove the names of the following entities from its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the travel ban and/or assets freeze: Central Bank of Libya; Libyan Foreign Bank.

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Substantially Revises Its Guidelines

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Substantially Revises Its Guidelines

On 30 November 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee adopted revised Guidelines for the Conduct of its Work. The Guidelines were revised in compliance with paragraph 43 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011), which directed the Committee “as a matter of priority, to review its guidelines with respect to the provisions of [that] resolution”.

Security Council 1988 Committee Adopts Guidelines for Conduct of Its Work

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Security Council 1988 Committee Adopts Guidelines for Conduct of Its Work

On 30 November 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) adopted Guidelines for the Conduct of its Work. The Guidelines were adopted in compliance with paragraph 26 of Security Council resolution 1988 (2011), which urged the Committee “to ensure that there are fair and clear procedures for the conduct of its work” and directed it to establish guidelines accordingly.
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