United Nations Meetings Coverage &Press Releases

Meetings Coverage

• Security Council Authorizes Extension of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Mandate for Six Months, until 30 June 2010 (16 December 2009)
  The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has supervised the ceasefire between Israel and Syria since 1974, for the next six months until 30 June 2010.
  SC/9817
• Criminal Accountability of UN Officials, Terrorism Convention, UN Internal Justice Among Issues, as General Assembly Adopts 17 Texts Recommended by Legal Committee (16 December 2009)
  Acting without a vote on the recommendations of its Sixth (Legal) Committee, the General Assembly this morning adopted 15 resolutions and two decisions on issues ranging from international terrorism to the rule of law, as it also adopted a text on assistance to the Palestinian people and continued its consideration of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
  GA/10904
• Ensuring Future Stability in Democratic Republic of Congo Will Depend on Evolving Situation, Simplified Mandates, Mission Chief Tells Security Council (16 December 2009)
  Progress in the coming year should allow the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) to hone its task of helping ensure the future stability of the vast central African country, Alan Doss, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council today.
  SC/9820

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Press Releases

• Security Council Committee on Liberia Removes Name of One Individual from Its Travel Ban and Assets Freeze Lists (16 December 2009)
  The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia today decided to remove the name 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/9822
• Secretary-General, at World Food Programme Event, Hails Fuel-Efficient Stoves as Critical in Efforts to Reduce Air Pollution, Environmental Degradation (16 December 2009)
  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Food Programme (WFP) “Safe Stoves” event in Copenhagen today, 16 December:
  SG/SM/12675-ENV/DEV/1100
• Security Council Committee on Liberia Updates Guidelines (16 December 2009)
  In paragraph 3 of Security Council resolution 1854 (2008) the Council, inter alia, directed the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia to update the guidelines for the conduct of its work, particularly with regard to listing and delisting procedures. On 14 December 2009, the Committee adopted updated guidelines for the conduct of its work.
  SC/9821

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Press Conferences

• Press Conference on Findings by Human Rights Watch in Democratic Republic of Congo (14 December 2009)
  The Security Council should immediately suspend United Nations support to military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo until clear conditions were in place to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and the removal of commanders known to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch said at Headquarters today.
  
• Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters (14 December 2009)
  Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference held in New York today, 14 December 2009:
  SG/SM/12672
• Press Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on New Challenges Presented for Action as Result of Climate Change (10 December 2009)
  John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said today that he and other humanitarian actors would push negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen to guarantee sufficient funding and action plans to help the world’s poorest, most vulnerable people adapt to the changing weather patterns threatening their physical and economic survival.
  

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