United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly  [to 1 August 2015]
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Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage
31 July 2015
SG/SM/16982
Secretary-General Announces Closure of Ebola Emergency Response Mission as Core Objective Achieved, Oversight to Be Led By World Health Organization

30 July 2015
SC/11991
Issues Facing Small Island Developing States ‘Global Challenges’ Demanding Collective Responsibility, Secretary-General Tells Security Council
Transnational crime, illicit exploitation of resources, climate change, natural disasters and other factors that threatened small island developing States must be addressed globally and in the context of international stability, speakers today stressed in an all-day open debate in the Security Council.

30 July 2015
GA/11666
Speakers Call for Concerted Action to Crush Multibillion-Dollar Illicit Wildlife Trade as General Assembly Adopts Sweeping Text
Addressing a range of issues, the General Assembly today adopted a decision on the world body’s review of the implementation of outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, filled a position in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and adopted a wide-ranging resolution on illicit trafficking in wildlife, taking steps to encourage States to end the “abhorrent” multibillion-dollar trade often associated with organized crime networks, armed groups and terrorist organizations.

29 July 2015
SG/SM/16977-SC/11989
Disappointed at Impotence of Resolutions on Syrian Crisis, Secretary-General Asks Security Council to Support Special Envoy’s Approach to Political Settlement

28 July 2015
SC/11985
Yemen’s ‘Overwhelming’ Humanitarian Need ‘Woefully Under-Resourced’, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tells Security Council, Urging Pause in Fighting
The conflict in Yemen had brought “appalling damage” on an already suffering people, the top United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council today, emphasizing the need to secure a pause in fighting that all parties would honour.

27 July 2015
SG/SM/16967-GA/11665-DEV/3193
Secretary-General Welcomes General Assembly’s Endorsement of Addis Ababa Action Agenda as ‘Major Step’ on Path Towards Sustainable Development

27 July 2015
GA/11663
Secretary-General Hails Launch of ‘New Era’ for Global Partnership as General Assembly Endorses Framework for Development Financing
The General Assembly today adopted a resolution endorsing the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, a “new global framework” that many said would strengthen cooperation in technology, infrastructure and social protections that were key to realizing inclusive sustainable development.