United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly [to 31 October 2015]
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Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage
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28 October 2015
SC/12101
Security Council Presidential Statement Voices Deep Concerns about Growing Insecurity, Increasing Violence, Persisting Political Impasse in Burundi
The Security Council today voiced its deep concerns about the growing insecurity, the continued rise in violence, and the persisting political impasse in Burundi, marked by a lack of dialogue among Burundian stakeholders.
28 October 2015
GA/11714
General Assembly Elects 18 Members to Human Rights Council, Confirms Six States Nominated to Programme and Coordination Committee
The General Assembly today elected 18 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
27 October 2015
GA/SHC/4144
Disability Is Not Inability, Special Rapporteurs Tell Third Committee, Urging National Reforms to Ensure Social Inclusion, Human Rights Protection
Legislative and institutional reforms must be undertaken by States to ensure coherent social systems that include – and recognize the rights of – persons with disabilities, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today as it continued its consideration of the promotion and protection of human rights.
27 October 2015
SC/12098
Briefing Security Council on Syria, Relief Chief Urges Political Solution Addressing Root Causes of Conflict, Increase in Humanitarian Aid
The failure of the parties to the Syrian conflict to uphold the basic tenets of international humanitarian and human rights law had propelled the Syrian people to levels of tragedy and despair that could barely have been imagined five years ago, Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the Security Council this morning.