Press Release

NEW YORK, 16 July (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities concluded its work on 12 July. The 15-member Group of governmental experts, selected on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, carried out its work in three sessions over the last 12 months.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today, 15 July, by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Burundi, to the first Sectoral Conference for Burundi, in Bujumbura, on 15 July:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks at the informal interactive hearings with representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector on international migration and development, in New York, on 15 July:

An impressive list of commitments made by Governments, the private sector and philanthropies at the Rio+20 and other international forums have galvanized a wide range of interests into action on sustainable development, according to a new United Nations report launched today, which says the commitments are starting to show results.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the event entitled “Harnessing the Power of Technology to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls”, in New York, 15 July:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

The following statement was issued on 13 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Youth Assembly on Malala Day, in New York, on 12 July:

On 10 July 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (delisting) of the entry specified below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List. The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) therefore no longer apply to the following entry: