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Secretary-General Tells Security Council Afghanistan at ?Critical Juncture?, Appeals for Unified Political Effort on Key Priorities in Coming Months

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• 6 de janeiro de 2010
• 52 min. de leitura

Outgoing Special Representative Says Civilian Aspects of Transition Strategy ? Building Institutions, Economy – Must Be as Important as Military, or ?We Will Fail? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today that Afghanistan had reached a ?critical juncture? after a challenging year of difficult elections, a deteriorating security situation and doubts about […]

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Secretary-General, Briefing Security Council, Cites Lack of Political Will as Main Hurdle to Resolving Current Situation in Afghanistan

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• 6 de janeiro de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s briefing to the Security Council on Afghanistan in New York today, 6 January: Let me begin by offering my warmest greetings for the New Year, 2010. I hope and trust that it will bring greater peace and serenity, both in the public and private affairs of peoples and nations […]

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At Least 28 United Nations Civilian Personnel, 7 Peacekeepers Lost Their Lives Due to Acts of Violence in 2009, Committee Says

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• 6 de janeiro de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

  Staff Union President Frustrated by Failure To Bring Perpetrators to Book as Deadly Annual Trend Continues The trend of deadly attacks against United Nations personnel continued in 2009, with at least 28 civilian staff members losing their lives due to acts of violence, according to the United Nations Staff Union Committee for the Security and […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Bo Schack of Denmark Deputy Special Representative for Central African Republic

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• 6 de janeiro de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Bo Schack of Denmark to serve as his Deputy Special Representative in the Central African Republic.  Mr. Schack will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative. Joining the newly established United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) at a […]

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Press Conference by Security Council President

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• 6 de janeiro de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  It was particularly important this month for the Security Council to strengthen coordination with regional organizations, as it considered the next steps in situations such as Somalia, Ambassador Zhang Yesui of China, whose country holds the body?s presidency for January, told correspondents at Headquarters today. As he outlined the agenda for the coming weeks, […]