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Secretary-General Says 23 January Elections in Central African Republic Should Lay Foundation for Country?s Stability, Development

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• 22 de janeiro 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 will be following with anticipation the presidential and legislative elections due to be held on 23 January in the Central African Republic.  These elections are an important element of the recommendations of the Inclusive Political Dialogue held between […]

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Exhibitions on the Holocaust to Open at United Nations Headquarters, 25 January

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• 22 de janeiro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

Two exhibitions on the Holocaust will open to the public in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby on Tuesday, 25 January, as part of a week-long series of Holocaust remembrance activities at the United Nations.  The International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust is 27 January and the theme of […]

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Member States Urged to Prevent Haiti?s Electoral Process Distracting from Earthquake-Recovery Efforts

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• 20 de janeiro de 2011
• 23 min. de leitura

  Better Coordination of Aid Stressed As Peacekeeping, Humanitarian Chiefs Brief Security Council Member States must work with all parties in Haiti to help steer the electoral process towards a credible outcome, amid widespread accusations of fraud, so that it did not distract from earthquake-recovery efforts, Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations told the […]

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Amid Deteriorating Security Situation, Ongoing Political Impasse in Côte d?Ivoire, Security Council Bolsters Peacekeeping Mission There by 2,000 Additional Troops

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• 20 de janeiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

Expressing deep concern over the continuing violence and human rights violations in Côte d?Ivoire, including against United Nations peacekeepers and civilians, as the post-election crisis continued, the Security Council today authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 troops for the United Nations Operation in the country, known as UNOCI, until 30 June 2011. Unanimously adopting […]

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Malaysia?s Support for Main United Nations Training Vehicle Ensures Access of Diplomats from Least Developed Countries to UN Courses

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• 20 de janeiro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  The Government of Malaysia is the first to contribute to the newly established Fellowship Fund created by the United Nations main training vehicle, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).  A symbolic and timely gesture, in support of South-South cooperation, this contribution will ensure access of diplomats from least developed and developing […]

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United Nations Task Force Meeting in Riyadh to Look at Countering Appeal of Terrorism on the Internet

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• 20 de janeiro de 2011
• 3 min. de leitura

Using the World Wide Web to craft and deliver effective counter-narratives to fight the appeal of extremist violence will be the focus of a three-day workshop organized by United Nations counter-terrorism experts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 24 to 26 January. Hosted by the Naif Arab University for Security Studies, the conference is the third in […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to One Entry

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• 20 de janeiro de 2011
• Menos de um minuto

  On 17 January 2011, the Committee approved the changes specified with strike-through and underline in the entry below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter […]

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Middle East Peace Talks Still Deadlocked Despite International Efforts as Accord on Final-Status Issues Remain Elusive, Security Council Told

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• 19 de janeiro de 2011
• 55 min. de leitura

  Quartet?s Credibility at Stake, Under-Secretary-General Warns in Briefing Despite the international community?s recent efforts to resume stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, negotiations were still deadlocked and the goal of reaching a framework agreement on final-status issues remained elusive, B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, said today. ?We are seriously concerned at the continuing lack […]

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Amid Deteriorating Security Situation, Ongoing Political Impasse in Côte d?Ivoire, Security Council Bolsters Peacekeeping Mission There by 2,000 Additional Troops

• por Notícias
• 19 de janeiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

Expressing deep concern over the continuing violence and human rights violations in Côte d?Ivoire, including against United Nations peacekeepers and civilians, as the post-election crisis continued, the Security Council today authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 troops for the United Nations Operation in the country, known as UNOCI, until 30 June 2011. Unanimously adopting […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Gana Fofang of Cameroon as Deputy Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau

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• 19 de janeiro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Gana Fofang of Cameroon to serve as his Deputy Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau.  Mr. Fofang will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Resident Representative. Mr. Fofang brings to his new position extensive experience with several years of progressively responsible functions […]