Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan):

On 8 May 2012, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of the one individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a de-listing request submitted 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.

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

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Sahle-Work Zewde, Director General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 9 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing at the informal meeting of the General Assembly, 9 May, in New York:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, at the Atlantic Council, “The Great Transition”, Washington, D.C., 7 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May:

Representatives from Governments negotiating the Rio+20 outcome document agreed to add another five days to their deliberations in order to bridge differences that have hampered progress to date. The move came as the latest round of negotiations concluded with some progress made, but much work left outstanding.