United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly   [to 16 January 2016]
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Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage

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15 January 2016
SG/SM/17463-GA/11754
Forging Global Partnerships Vital towards Preventing Violent Extremism, Says Secretary-General, Presenting Plan to General Assembly

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15 January 2016
SC/12203
Starvation by Siege Now ‘Systematic’ in Syria, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council, amid Warnings that Tactic Could Be War Crime
Siege and starvation had become systematic in Syria, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs told the Security Council today during a meeting that heard calls for immediate, unhindered access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to besieged and hard-to-reach areas of the country, as well as warnings that using starvation as a weapon amounted to a war crime.

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15 January 2016
SG/A/1626-BIO/4806-ICEF/1887
Secretary-General Appoints Justin Forsyth of United Kingdom Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Justin Forsyth, a British national, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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14 January 2016
SG/SM/17460-GA/11753
Secretary-General, in Briefing to General Assembly, States New Strategies for Preventing Violent Extremism, Addresses Large-Scale Refugee Movements

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14 January 2016
SC/12201
Terrorism, Organized Crime Still Plague West Africa despite Peaceful Elections throughout Region, Special Representative Tells Security Council
Briefing the Security Council today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa painted a mixed picture of the situation in the region, noting the completion of peaceful elections in several nations, as well as the continuing threats of terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime.

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14 January 2016
SG/SM/17456-AFR/3302
Welcoming End of Ebola Flare-Up in Liberia, Secretary-General Calls upon Global Community to Continue Supporting Affected Countries

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13 January 2016
DSG/SM/928-GA/11751
Helping Hardest to Reach People Must Be Top Priority in Implementing New Global Development Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ethics Event