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Security Council Stresses Long-Term Solution Needed to Problem of Prosecuting, Imprisoning Pirates Operating off Somalia Coast, Welcomes Report on Issue

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• 25 de agosto de 2010
• 52 min. de leitura

Secretary-General Presents Report with 7 Legal Options; Range from Enhanced UN Assistance for Ongoing State Efforts, to Establishment of International Tribunal Avowing that more effective legal prosecution of Somalia coast pirates would help deter future attacks and strengthen the rule of law, the Security Council today stressed the importance of finding a long-term solution to […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Group of Eminent Persons to Advise on Support for Least Developed Countries

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• 25 de agosto de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concerning the appointment of a Group of Eminent Persons for the Least Developed Countries: In view of the forthcoming Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) due to take place in Istanbul, Turkey from 30 May to […]

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Press Conference by Special Representative for Democratic Republic of Congo

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• 25 de agosto de 2010
• 7 min. de leitura

  Amid international outrage over the rape and assault of at least 154 Congolese civilians during an attack by two armed groups in North Kivu Province in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roger Meece, the Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the United Nations was reviewing how […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds One Name to Its Consolidated List

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• 24 de agosto de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  On 24 August 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry specified 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 […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations

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• 24 de agosto de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations. He replaces Nigeria?s Lieutenant General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, whose tour of duty ends on 12 September, the culmination of two particularly busy years which saw the establishment of the United Nations Mission in […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Somalia

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• 24 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The following Security Council press statement was read out today by Council President Vitaly Churkin ( Russian Federation): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack in Mogadishu today, which resulted in the death and injury of innocent civilians, including Members of the Somali Parliament. The members of the […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Decision of Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Begin Direct Negotiations

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• 23 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued on 21 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the decision by both Israeli Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to begin direct negotiations, following the statement of the Quartet and at the invitation of the United States Government.  The Secretary-General […]

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United Nations Disarmament Conference to Discuss Actions towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, in Saitama, Japan, 25-27 August

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• 23 de agosto de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  NEW YORK, 23 August (Office for Disarmament Affairs) ? The Twenty-Second United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will be held in Saitama, Japan, from 25 to 27 August.  Hosted by the Government of Japan and the City of Saitama, the Conference is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for […]

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Press Conference by Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan

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• 20 de agosto de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan called on donors Thursday to massively scale up aid to that flood-ravaged country in order to prevent a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe. As of Wednesday, the United Nations and its non-governmental organization partners in the Pakistan Emergency Response Plan had received $239 million, just over half of the $459 million […]

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On Debate?s Second Day, General Assembly Speakers Express Solidarity with Pakistan after Unprecedented, Devastating Floods, Urge Rapid, Generous Assistance

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• 20 de agosto de 2010
• 48 min. de leitura

  Say Aid Must Be Urgently Increased to Match Overwhelming Scale of Disaster; Also Warn of Possible Second Wave of Destruction from Disease, Food Shortages The General Assembly today concluded its two-day discussion on providing urgent humanitarian assistance to flood-stricken Pakistan, with some 49 speakers taking the floor to urge drastically scaling up efforts to meet […]