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SC/10363

Head of United Nations Office for Central Africa Urges Security Council to Help Promote Preventive Diplomacy, Security in Subregion

The head of the newly established United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa this morning called on the Security Council to provide ongoing support for its efforts to stem cross-border threats to security in the region such as piracy, illicit small arms traffic, rebel militias and massive refugee returns due to the instability in Libya.
SC/10361

Security Council 1988 Committee Adds Sangeen Zadran to Its Sanctions List

On 15 August 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to the Committee’s List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1988 (2011):
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.
SC/10358

Somalis ‘Simply Cannot Wait Any Longer’ for International Support, in Midst of Deadly Drought, Nascent Political Gains, Security Council Told

A complex amalgam in Somalia of accelerated political progress and the unexpected withdrawal of insurgents from the capital — amid a deadly famine devastating large swaths of the country — made increased international support to the nation urgent at this critical time, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council today. “This is an extraordinary moment for Somalia,” Augustine Mahiga said via video teleconference from Mogadishu.
SC/10356

Security Council Committee Concerning Liberia Updates List of Individuals and Entities Subject to Travel Ban, Assets Freeze

On 4 August 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia updated the list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban imposed by paragraph 4 (c) of resolution 1521 (2003) as renewed by paragraph 1 (a) of resolution 1579 (2004) and to the assets freeze imposed by paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1532 (2004).