United Nations – Selected Press Releases [to 10 January 2015]
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9 January 2015
SG/A/1537-BIO/4681-PKO/462
Secretary-General Appoints Major General Salihu Zaway Uba of Nigeria as Force Commander for United Nations Mission in Liberia
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Salihu Zaway Uba of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

8 January 2015
SG/SM/16449-GA/11610-ORG/1591
‘From Development to Peace to Human Rights, the United Nations Must Be Ever More Fit for Purpose,’ Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Mapping Year’s Work
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the year ahead, in New York today…

8 January 2015
SC/11730
Across West Africa, Unparalleled Public Health Crisis, Political Tensions, Insecurity, Terrorism Threaten to Derail Elections, Security Council Told
West Africa’s political landscape remained delicate as nations across the region continued to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this afternoon.

6 January 2015
SC/11726
Urging End to Ceasefire Violations, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council Peace Talks between Mali Government, Armed Groups at Crucial Stage
As serious fighting continued among warring armed groups in Mali, resulting in heavy casualties among both civilians and peacekeepers alike, the strife-torn nation’s ongoing peace talks had reached a crucial stage and must move forward, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council this afternoon.