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Putting End to Nuclear Explosions One of Longest Standing Goals of United Nations, Says Secretary-General, at Exhibition on Test-Ban Treaty

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• 4 de maio de 2010
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks on opening the exhibition ?Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions?, in New York, 4 May: As the Depository of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, as a former Chair of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization), and as Secretary-General of the United Nations, I am […]

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Secretary-General, Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas to Open Event Featuring ?Countdown to Zero? Documentary

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• 4 de maio de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

An event featuring a special screening of a documentary film entitled Countdown to Zero will be held at United Nations Headquarters on 5 May from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Conference Room 4 ( Temporary North Lawn Building).  The initiative is jointly sponsored by Global Zero and the United Nations Secretariat, within the context of the 2010 NPT […]

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Secretary-General, in Message at Opening of Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Urges Sensitive Approach to Task of National Healing Ahead

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• 4 de maio de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

Following is UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon?s message to the opening ceremony of the Honduran Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in Tegucigalpa today, 4 May: Honduras has gone through a difficult and divisive period in its history and the process of national healing must now begin.  I am heartened that Hondurans today are taking an important first step toward […]

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Press Conference by Security Council President

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• 4 de maio de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

The President of the United Nations Security Council for May, Lebanon?s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nawaf Salam, today outlined a programme of work for the month, which will include debates, consultations and briefings on a broad spectrum of issues, and will also include at least one Council mission. Briefing correspondents on the Council?s […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Sigrid Kaag of Netherlands Director of Partnerships Bureau, United Nations Development Programme

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Partnerships Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  Ms. Kaag will replace Bruce Jenks, who has retired from service after a long and distinguished career with UNDP. Since […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Ivan ?imonovic of Croatia Assistant Secretary-General in New York Human Rights Office

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Ivan ?imonovic as Assistant Secretary-General to head the New York Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Mr. ?imonovic has extensive experience in the fields of international development, human rights, peacebuilding and development of national institutions, […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Heraldo Muñoz of Chile Director of Regional Bureau for Latin America, United Nations Development Programme

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Heraldo Muñoz of Chile as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  Mr. Muñoz will replace Rebeca Grynspan, who has been appointed as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Associate […]

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?You Are Here Not Simply to Avoid a Nuclear Nightmare?, Secretary-General Tells Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review, ?But to Build a Safer World for All?

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• 1 horas de leitura

Iran Says National Policies, Treaty Shortfalls Prompt Nuclear Weapons Development; United States Warns against Fracturing along Familiar Lines, Ruts of Old Divisions While many States had abolished nuclear weapons and reduced their arsenals, the global non-proliferation regime had been asleep for far too long, and it was now time to deliver on the deep global […]

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Delegates Stress Importance of Meeting Commitments to Preserve Natural Resources, as Commission on Sustainable Development Begins Eighteenth Session

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• 30 min. de leitura

Greater Cooperation Needed to Ensure Sustainable Lifestyles as Populations Grow — Assistant Secretary-General The urgent need to fulfil commitments to preserve the earth?s resources while building a better life for all was underlined today by officials and representatives of Member States and organizations, as the eighteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development opened at […]

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Budget Committee Opens Four-Week Resumed Session to Consider Peacekeeping Financing for 16 Missions, Proposal for Global Field Support Strategy

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• 3 de maio de 2010
• 35 min. de leitura

The General Assembly?s Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) opened today the second part of its resumed substantive session, what its Chairperson called the ?final lap? in its annual marathon to take action on vital issues, such as funding United Nations peacekeeping operations and improving the Organization?s financial situation. Opening the session, the Committee Chairperson, Peter […]