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Secretary-General Appoints Tayé-Brook Zerihoun of Ethiopia as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs

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• 27 de abril de 2010
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tayé-Brook Zerihoun of Ethiopia as the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs in the Department of Political Affairs.  Mr. Zerihoun replaces Haile Menkerios of South Africa, who has been appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan for a one-year period.  Mr. Zerihoun brings to this position a […]

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Addressing Energy Challenge Beyond Reach of Governments Alone; All Sectors of Society Must be Engaged, Says Secretary-General at ?Energy? Event

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• 27 de abril de 2010
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the opening of the ?Energy for Development? event today, 28 April, in New York: Thank you for being here today for the launch of the report of my Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change. I would like to thank particularly Mr. [Kandeh K.] […]

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Press Conference by Secretary-General to Present Report of His Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change

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• 27 de abril de 2010
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  A global effort to scale up investment in clean, efficient energy and bring affordable energy services to the 1.6 billion people worldwide currently lacking them would go a long way towards stopping climate change and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. ?The decisions we make today on our energy […]

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Press Conference by Secretary-General?s Special Adviser on Cyprus

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• 27 de abril de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

Very good progress had been made so far in the United Nations-mediated negotiations on the long-running Cyprus dispute, including a broad measure of agreement on the three ?chapters? of governance and power-sharing, the economy, and European Union matters, Alexander Downer, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, said at a Headquarters press conference today. Mr. Downer […]

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On International Mother Earth Day, Assembly Urges Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges, Conditions for Enduring Peace, Development

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• 21 de abril de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

  Bolivia, Commended for Initiating Observance Last Year, Says States Should Respect ‘Nature’s Rights’ Alongside Human Rights The international community must find solutions to today’s environmental challenges to produce the right conditions for sustainable peace and development, said General Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki at a special meeting to commemorate International Mother Earth Day, with […]

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United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa to Review Draft Instrument on Small Arms Control, 26 to 30 April

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• 21 de abril de 2010
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NEW YORK, 22 April (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The thirtieth Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa will take place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 26 to 30 April. The ministerial meeting will review the provisions of a draft Legal Instrument […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Deletion of One Entry from Consolidated List

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• 21 de abril de 2010
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  On 22 April 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from its Consolidated List.  The Committee approved this de-listing following its review of the name, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008). The assets freeze, travel ban and […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Names of Two Individuals to Consolidated List

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• 21 de abril de 2010
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  On 22 April 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the two entries 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 […]

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Press Conference on Gaza by United Nations Palestine Relief Agency

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• 21 de abril de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

The Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Operations in Gaza today described the humanitarian plight of the people there as bewilderingly difficult and a struggle to survive on a daily basis, as the third year of the blockade approached and 18 months after the last […]

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Rights Violations of Indigenous Peoples ?Deep, Systemic and Widespread?, Special Rapporteur Tells United Nations Permanent Forum

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• 21 de abril de 2010
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  Also Briefed by Chair of Human Rights Council?s Expert Mechanism; Afternoon Session Devoted to Discussion of Indigenous Peoples in North America ?The violations of indigenous peoples are deep, systemic and widespread,?United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous […]