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Concerned at Resumption of Fighting in Southern Sudan, Secretary-General Calls for Immediate Implementation of Ceasefire Agreement, Civilian Protection

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• 13 de fevereiro 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 expresses his concern over the renewed fighting in Southern Sudan between the Southern People?s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the rebel forces of General [George] Athor, which reportedly resulted in at least 100 civilian casualties. He calls on the SPLA […]

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In Wake of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s Resignation, Secretary-General Commends Egyptian People for Courageous Exercise of Their Legitimate Rights

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

  The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: I have just learned of President [Hosni] Mubarak’s decision to step down, and I continue to monitor developments in Egypt.  I respect what must have been a difficult decision, taken in the wider interests of the Egyptian people.  At this historic moment, I […]

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Secretary-General, in Remarks to Security Council Debate, Cites Recent Events to Stress Interdependence of Peace, Security, Development

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• 13 de fevereiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council thematic debate on “Interlinkages between Peace, Security and Development”, in New York, today, 11 February: Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. Minister, and the Government of Brazil for focusing on the crucial linkages between peace, security and development.  Recent events around the […]

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Anti-Poverty Experts in Commission for Social Development Offer Ways to Keep Ranks of People without Adequate Food, Clothing, Shelter from Swelling

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• 10 de fevereiro de 2011
• 34 min. de leitura

  Disconnect between Reality of Poverty ? Actions of Governments Explored, As Panellists, Delegates Alike Call for Alternative Poverty-Eradication Paradigm As Governments around the world mapped out strategies that would truly help reduce the ranks of hundreds of millions of people living in abject poverty, the United Nations Commission for Social Development today heard four […]

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Lethal Pakistan Suicide Bombing

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• 10 de fevereiro 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 strongly condemns today?s suicide bombing that killed and injured numerous people at an army recruitment centre in Mardan, Pakistan.  He is appalled by the reported use of a minor to commit this terrorist act.  The Secretary-General extends his […]

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Remembering Holocaust, Secretary-General Pays Solemn Respect to Millions of Jews ?Brutally and Systematically Murdered?, Celebrates Lives of Those Who Survived

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• 10 de fevereiro de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the ceremony for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York today, 10 February: I am honoured to be with you.  Today, we pay our solemn respects to the millions of Jews who were brutally and systematically murdered during the […]

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Press Conference on World Youth Peace Summit

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• 10 de fevereiro de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

  A blossoming partnership between the United Nations and a global youth sporting summit was set to boost activism and encourage dialogue among young people, the event?s founder said at a Headquarters press conference. ?Pathways to peace take many forms,? said Dan Doyle, Founder and Executive Director of the World Youth Peace Summit and Athletic […]

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Top United Nations Officials Stress Need to Invest in Advance Planning, Sound Prevention as General Assembly Holds First Debate on Reducing Disaster Risk

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• 9 de fevereiro de 2011
• 19 min. de leitura

  Expert Panellists Recount Experiences, Discuss Importance of Building Local Resilience in Urban Areas, As the General Assembly convened its first-ever informal thematic debate on disaster risk reduction today, senior United Nations officials called urgently for investment in advanced planning and sound policies to help countries avert natural hazards that would cost more in human […]

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Improving Lives of World?s Poor to Remain Elusive Unless Global Community Tackles Youth Unemployment, Sustainable Development Commission Told at Opening of Session

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• 9 de fevereiro de 2011
• 39 min. de leitura

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Warns Fiscal Austerity Measures, Adopted in Wake of Financial Crisis, Shrinking Vital Resources In striving to improve the lot of the world?s poorest people and achieve sustainable development for all, the international community must recognize that its far-reaching goals would remain elusive unless it tackled unemployment among the […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Sudan

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• 9 de fevereiro de 2011
• 3 min. de leitura

  (Delayed for technical reasons.) The following Security Council press statement was issued on 18 January by Council President Ivan Barbalić ( Bosnia and Herzegovina): Today the members of the Council heard a briefing from Special Representative Haile Menkerios and President Benjamin Mkapa, Head of the Secretary-General?s Panel for the Referenda.  The members of the Security […]