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On International Day against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General Seeks Test-Ban Treaty Ratification for ?Safer, Saner World for All?

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• 12 de agosto de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed on 29 August: This year?s observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests marks the twentieth anniversary of the closure of the nuclear weapons test site at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.  Over the course of the cold war, hundreds of nuclear weapon […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman to Its Sanctions List

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• 12 de agosto de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  On 12 August 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted under Chapter […]

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General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Combating Racism, Intolerance to Be Held at Headquarters on 22 September

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• 12 de agosto de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

  The General Assembly is set to convene, on 22 September, a one-day High-Level Meeting at United Nations Headquarters to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. “The High-Level Meeting in September is an important opportunity for Member States to renew their common political will towards eradicating racism, […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Martin Kobler of Germany as Special Representative for Iraq

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• 11 de agosto de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).  He will replace Ad Melkert of the Netherlands who served in Iraq since July 2009.  The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Melkert’s leadership of UNAMI in implementing […]

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Urging Model UN Conference Attendees to ?Keep Working with Us, Pushing Us?, Secretary-General Says Active Engagement of Youth Today Will Shape Future

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• 11 de agosto de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Global Model United Nations Conference, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, today, 11 August: It is a great pleasure and honour for me to address this Global Model United Nations. The United Nations is an indispensable organization. That is why it was founded.  That is why it […]

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States Parties to United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea Fill Vacancy in Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf, Currently in Session

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• 11 de agosto de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

  The States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea today opened its doors to fill a vacancy in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in the midst of that body?s annual session at Headquarters. The Commission, a sub-body facilitating the implementation of the Convention in respect […]

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Somalis ‘Simply Cannot Wait Any Longer’ for International Support, in Midst of Deadly Drought, Nascent Political Gains, Security Council Told

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• 11 de agosto de 2011
• 6 min. de leitura

  Envoy Says Sudden Withdrawal of Insurgents from Capital Opens Up Opportunities Well Ahead of Schedule; Deputy Relief Coordinator Says ‘We Cannot Let Somalis Down’ A complex amalgam in Somalia of accelerated political progress and the unexpected withdrawal of insurgents from the capital — amid a deadly famine devastating large swaths of the country — […]

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Concerned by Upsurge in Civilian Casualties in Libya, Secretary-General Calls on All Parties to Engage Positively with Special Envoy to End Bloodshed

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• 11 de agosto 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 is deeply concerned by reports of the unacceptably large number of civilian casualties as a result of the conflict in Libya.  He expresses his sincere sympathies and solidarity with the Libyan people, in particular those who have lost […]

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Somalis ‘Simply Cannot Wait Any Longer’ for International Support, in Midst of Deadly Drought, Nascent Political Gains, Security Council Told

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

  Envoy Says Sudden Withdrawal of Insurgents from Capital Opens Up Opportunities Well Ahead of Schedule; Deputy Relief Coordinator Says ‘We Cannot Let Somalis Down’ A complex amalgam in Somalia of accelerated political progress and the unexpected withdrawal of insurgents from the capital — amid a deadly famine devastating large swaths of the country — […]

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?Believe in Your Power?, Says Secretary-General, Urging University Students at Academic Impact Forum to Help Governments Build Better World for All

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• 10 de agosto de 2011
• 5 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the United Nations Academic Impact Forum, in Seoul today, 10 August: It is a pleasure to be with such a distinguished group of academic leaders.  My sincere thanks go to the Korean Council for University Education and Handong Global University for hosting and organizing this forum. It […]