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Secretary-General Expresses Strong Support for Elected Government in Ecuador, Following Reported Acts of Police, Military Insubordination

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• 30 de setembro de 2010
• 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 about developments today in Ecuador, including reported acts of insubordination by some members of the police and military.  He expresses his strong support for the country’s democratic institutions and elected Government.  The Secretary-General is also […]

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Peace Starts with People, Is Sustained around Community Tables, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day of Non-Violence

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• 30 de setembro de 2010
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  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Non-Violence, to be delivered by his Chef de Cabinet, Vijay Nambiar, tomorrow, 1 October, ahead of the observance on 2 October: The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth date of one of the doctrine’s leading voices, Mahatma Gandhi.  “Non-violence”, Gandhi said, “is the […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Amends Entry of One Individual on Its Consolidated List

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• 30 de setembro de 2010
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  On 29 September 2010, the Committee approved the changes specified with strikethrough 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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?We Must Move Forward!? Assembly President Says, Challenging Member States to Be Brave Enough to Reject Static Positions, Make United Nations Better

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
• 59 min. de leitura

  Sixty-Fifth Session of General Debate Ends with Delegations Warning Against Yielding United Nations Vital Decision-Making Functions to Other Forums The question of the United Nations being able to effectively tackle entrenched global ills ? from poverty and terrorism to conflict prevention and pandemic disease ? hinged on whether the 192-member body would be brave […]

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Top United Nations Official in Afghanistan, Briefing Security Council, Hails Polls, Other Key Events as ?Stepping Stones? towards Sovereign Authority

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
• 44 min. de leitura

  Need to Address Election Complaints Stressed, As Delegates Welcome Bid to Reconcile with Insurgents Renouncing Terrorism A number of key events in Afghanistan, including the Consultative Peace Jirga, the 20 July international Kabul Conference and the holding of parliamentary elections on 18 September, were stepping stones towards the full exercise of that country?s sovereign authority, the […]

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Security Council Increases Military, Police Contingents in Côte d’Ivoire Operation, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1942 (2010)

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  The Security Council this morning decided to authorize a temporary increase of 500 personnel for the military and police contingents of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), recalling its intention to do so to contribute to security before, during and after elections. Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1942 (2010), the Council authorized […]

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Secretary-General Appoints 14 New Members to Council of United Nations University

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
• 2 min. de leitura

  The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General Irina Bokova of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have appointed 14 new members to the governing Council of United Nations University (United Nations University Council).  The new appointees replace members retiring from the Council in 2010.  They will serve for a term of […]

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Department of Public Information Announces Winners of Second Annual ?Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations? Video Contest

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
• 2 min. de leitura

  Winners Honoured for Creative Takes on Reaching Millennium Development Goals The Department of Public Information today announced the six winners of the second annual ?Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations? video contest, which focused this year on the Millennium Development Goals.  The selected videos were created by citizens of Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Russian […]

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Press Conference on High-Level Events during First Week of General Assembly’s Sixty-Fifth Session

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• 29 de setembro de 2010
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  The financial commitments made by Governments, corporations and foundations to development, and the media coverage on such issues during last week’s Millennium Development Goals Summit had surpassed United Nations expectations, Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, said this afternoon during a Headquarters press conference. “In this environment where Governments are tightening belts […]

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Ministers Urge Serious Steps to End Long-Standing Conflicts, Support for Peace Processes, as General Assembly?s Annual Debate Continues

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• 28 de setembro de 2010
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  Conflict resolution and peacebuilding in places as diverse as the Middle East, Kashmir, Cyprus and the Balkans emerged as major themes as the General Assembly continued its annual general debate today, alongside calls for reforms to make the Security Council more representative of the United Nations membership, 65 years after the founding of the […]