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Peacebuilding Complex, Multifaceted Undertaking Requiring Significant Resources, Above All, Political Commitment, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Security Council?s open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding, today, 16 April, in New York:  Thank you, [Foreign] Minister [Katsuya] Okada, for taking part in person in this very important debate of the Security Council, for focusing the attention of the Security Council on this […]

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Impact of Development Policies on Indigenous Culture, Identity Focus as United Nations Permanent Forum Meets at Headquarters 19-30 April

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

  Other Key Issues to Be Discussed Include Indigenous Peoples in North America, Indigenous Peoples and Forests The impacts of development policies on indigenous peoples’ culture and identity will be the focus of a two-week meeting beginning Monday, 19 April, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.  Effective participation and consultation of indigenous peoples is […]

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Press Conference on Fact-Finding Mission of Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Jan Kubis, to Kyrgyzstan

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

  Just back from Kyrgyzstan on a fact-finding mission as the Secretary-General’s special envoy, Jan Kubis, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, briefed correspondents at Headquarters today on the situation in that country, where deadly public demonstrations over the President?s alleged pervasive corruption and nepotism had led to the resignation of […]

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Link between Population, Development and Gender Equality, Women?s Empowerment Informs Debate in Population Commission, Set to Conclude Session Friday

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• 15 de abril de 2010
• 14 min. de leitura

Economic and Social Council President Says Commission?s Examination of Intertwined Issues Will Contribute to Council?s Annual Ministerial Review Despite their systematic marginalization over centuries, women formed the very foundation of the world?s economy and development, the Commission on Population and Development was told today as it debated how population and development issues contributed in turn […]

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General Assembly Pays Solemn Tribute to Polish President Killed in Plane Crash; Also Acts on Several Texts, Fills Vacancies on Two Subsidiary Bodies

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• 15 de abril de 2010
• 3 min. de leitura

Adopts Decolonization Report, Texts on Organization of Work, Mother Earth Day; Elects Members to Trade Commission, Notes Appointments to Committee on Conferences The General Assembly, meeting today to act on a number of outstanding resolutions and make appointments to two of its subsidiary bodies, also paid solemn tribute to Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Austria, 7-10 April

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• 15 de abril de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Austria from a five-nation visit to Central Asian countries on Wednesday, 7 April. In Vienna the following day, the Secretary-General met with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, and discussed a range of topics with him, including the future of United Nations peacekeeping […]

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Secretary-General Receives Findings of Probe into Death of Former Pakistani Leader

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• 15 de abril 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 today received the report of the independent Commission of Inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on 27 December 2007.  Established at the request of the Government of Pakistan, […]

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Secretary-General Congratulates Participants in Sudan’s National Elections

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• 15 de abril de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Today, polls closed across Sudan in the country’s first national elections in 24 years.  The Secretary-General congratulates all those who participated in the elections, which, despite the reported irregularities and opposition boycotts, took place without any major incident of violence.  Following early […]

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Press Conference on Commission of Inquiry’s Findings into Assassination of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

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

  The December 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, which could have been prevented by adequate security, was followed by a severely flawed investigation, according to the report of the United Nations independent investigation released to correspondents at Headquarters press conference this afternoon. “The responsibility for Ms. Bhutto’s security on the day […]

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Press Conference on Barbados? Candidature for UN Climate Change Treaty Chief

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• 15 de abril de 2010
• 9 min. de leitura

Barbados today announced the nomination of Senator and former Energy and Environment Minister Elizabeth Thompson as its candidate for Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, bringing to five the number of countries that have so far nominated candidates for the same position:  Costa Rica; South Africa; India; and Indonesia. Christopher […]