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Secretary-General Welcomes Launch of Peace, Reconciliation Caravan in Conflict-Affected Areas of Central African Republic

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• 14 de novembro de 2011
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the launch today, in the Central African Republic, of a peace and reconciliation caravan in conflict-affected areas in the north-east of the country.  He commends this effort to reduce tensions and promote reconciliation and peaceful coexistence between […]

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Secretary-General Praises Bangladesh Peace Support Training Institute, Says Top Peacekeeping Contributor Helps United Nations Defend Human Lives, Dignity

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• 14 de novembro de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

Following are the remarks, as prepared for delivery, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh, 14 November: I travel often as Secretary-General.  And wherever I go, I try to meet with our United Nations peacekeepers.  But this visit is special.  No nation contributes more to […]

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Neither Sudan Nor South Sudan Building Beneficial Bond Given ?Very Low Trust, Heightened Rhetoric, Mutual Accusations? between Them, Security Council Told

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• 13 de novembro de 2011
• 15 min. de leitura

Neither Side Seems Ready to Return to War, But Pattern of Escalation, Destabilization Could Lead to Large-Scale Confrontation, Says Peacekeeping Chief A concerning escalation of tensions along the border areas between Sudan and South Sudan could flare into widespread violence unless both sides recommitted to finding peaceful solutions to pending issues, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping […]

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Tolerance Day, Stresses Importance of Dialogue, Positive Engagement with Others

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• 13 de novembro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November: This is a period in which the old world is slowly but irreversibly changing and the contours of a new one are just beginning to take shape.  Traditional institutions are being challenged.  Budgets are being […]

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Johanna (Yoka) Brandt of Netherlands Appointed Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund

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• 13 de novembro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Johanna (Yoka) Brandt, a Dutch national, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She will succeed Hilde Frafjord Johnson, who was appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, and whom the Secretary-General would like to thank for her […]

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Private Sector Has Key Role in Addressing Anxiety about Jobs, Fears for Future Prospects, Secretary-General Tells Global Social Business Summit

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• 13 de novembro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Global Social Business Summit 2011 in Vienna, 11-12 November, delivered by Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Interagency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs: I am pleased to send greetings to the Global Social Business Summit. Since the adoption of the Millennium […]

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However Deep Libyan Anger at War Crimes Committed by Former Regime, Interim Government Must Persist to Prevent Acts of Revenge, Secretary-General Says

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• 10 de novembro de 2011
• 6 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks today to an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his visit last week to Libya: As the President of the General Assembly President has just briefed, last week I visited Libya together with the President of the General Assembly to congratulate the Libyan people on their […]

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Secretary-General Reports to Assembly on UN Role at Recent G-20 Summit, Points to Important 2012 Meetings to Further Continuing Objectives

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• 10 de novembro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  This is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today at an informal plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the outcome of the recent G-20 (Group of Twenty) Summit in Cannes, France: Mr. President of the General Assembly; Amb. Jean-David Levitte, diplomatic advisor to the President of France; Amb. Lourdes Aranda, […]

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Secretary-General, Marking Observance of 14 November as World Diabetes Day, Calls for Strategies to Help Victims, Especially in Developing Countries

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• 10 de novembro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  This is the text of a message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mark World Diabetes Day, observed on 14 November: This year’s World Diabetes Day comes at a time of unprecedented international action to confront this and other non-communicable diseases. Just two months ago, the United Nations General Assembly held its first-ever High-level Meeting […]

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Security Council, General Assembly Elect Four New Judges to World Court

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• 10 de novembro de 2011
• 6 min. de leitura

  Fifth Vacancy Remains to Be Filled, Pending Concurrent Action by Both Bodies The Security Council, meeting independently from, but concurrently with, the General Assembly, today elected four judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms, beginning on 6 February 2012, but failed to elect a fifth judge during five rounds of secret balloting. […]