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SEA/1961

Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf, Meeting at Headquarters 1 August – 9 September, Will Hold Plenary 15 – 26 August

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 65/37 A, of 7 December 2010, and the decision of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf at its twenty-seventh session, the twenty-eighth session of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will be held in New York from 1 August to 9 September. The plenary part of the twenty-eighth session will be held from 15 to 26 August.
PI/1997

Global Model United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Held in Republic of Korea, Closes with Adoption of Eight Resolutions

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged young people from more than 60 countries attending the third annual Global Model United Nations Conference to stay united in their resolve to continue the work of the Organization. The Conference, organized by the Department of Public Information and hosted by the Metropolitan City of Incheon and the United Nations Association of the Republic of Korea, took place in the city of Incheon from 10 to 14 August.
SC/10359

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman to Its Sanctions List

On 12 August 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
GA/11127-RD/1006

General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Combating Racism, Intolerance to Be Held at Headquarters on 22 September

The General Assembly is set to convene, on 22 September, a one-day High-Level Meeting at United Nations Headquarters to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. “The High-Level Meeting in September is an important opportunity for Member States to renew their common political will towards eradicating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” said Joseph Deiss, President of the Assembly’s sixty-fifth session.
PI/1995

Annual Global Model United Nations Conference, Addressed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Opens in Incheon, Republic of Korea

Delegates from around the world have converged on Incheon, Republic of Korea, to participate in the third annual Global Model United Nations (GMUN) Conference. Organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information, it follows successful conferences at Geneva in 2009 and Kuala Lumpur in 2010. The Conference highlight will be an address by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 11 August.