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SC/10699

Burundi ‘Immeasurably Different’ from Conflict-Ravaged Country of Ten Years Ago, but Decisive Leadership Needed to Consolidate Gains, Security Council Told

Burundi looked “immeasurably different” from the conflict-ravaged country of a few years ago, but “decisive and confident leadership” was required to consolidate governance that allowed dissent, shunned corruption and spurred development, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council this morning.

Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for July

With the crises in Syria and Mali, a broad reassessment of peacebuilding schedules and many peacekeeping mandates coming to term, July looks very busy for the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Colombia, which will hold the 15‑member body’s rotating presidency for that month, said today.
SC/10696

Security Council Committee on Liberia Delists One Individual from Its Travel Ban, Assets Freeze Lists

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia decided on 20 June 2012 to grant the delisting petition of the following individual from the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) (the travel ban list) and the list of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of resolution 1532 (2004) (the assets freeze list).

SC/10697

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Eight Individuals from Its Sanctions List

On 2 July 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the deletion (delisting) of the entries 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 1989 (2011) therefore no longer applies to the following entries:
SC/10694

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes One Individual, One Entity from Its List

On 2 July 2012, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the names of the individual and the entity 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.