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Amid ?Political Impasse?, Bosnia and Herzegovina at Crossroads in Bid for Euro-Atlantic Integration, Security Council Told

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• 23 de novembro de 2009
• 32 min. de leitura

  High Representative Cites ?Confusions? in Briefing on Latest Developments Despite a political impasse in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country was at a crossroads in its bid for Euro-Atlantic integration and required continued international support for that effort, Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Security Council today. ?Let us remember that […]

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In Message to International Maritime Organization Bravery Awards Ceremony, Secretary-General Applauds Those Serving on Frontlines of Piracy Battle

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• 23 de novembro de 2009
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s video message for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Bravery Awards, in London today, 23 November: IMO Secretary-General [Efthimios] Mitropoulos, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, In recent years, pirates operating from Somalia have been hijacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, and holding […]

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‘Africa Needs Its Young People to Get to Work on Its Behalf,’ Secretary-General Says, Hailing Youth-Focused Report of Panel on African Development Cooperation

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• 23 de novembro de 2009
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are the remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the presentation of the report of the Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa, in New York today, 23 November: Prime Minister [Lars Løkke] Rasmussen, we have been working very closely together on climate change.  I commend your Government’s engagement and your own personal involvement […]

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Secretary-General, to Seminar, Says Special, Personal Representatives, Envoys ‘Face’ of UN, in Charge of Remarkable Number of Working Parts

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• 23 de novembro de 2009
• 5 min. de leitura

  Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks delivered by teleconference to the seminar for his Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, today, 23 November: It is a pleasure to join you, even if only by teleconference.  I regret that my schedule and pressures in New York has kept […]

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Applauding Peacebuilding Commission?s Early Successes, Speakers in Assembly Stress Fine-Tuning Still Needed to Enhance Results on Ground in Post-Conflict Countries

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• 20 de novembro de 2009
• 1 horas de leitura

Commission Chair Says 2010 Review of 4-Year-Old Panel Will Provide Chance To Better Define Its Potential Role; Assembly Wraps Up Debate on Revitalizing Work While early and concrete successes underlined the importance of the young Peacebuilding Commission and Peacebuilding Fund ‑‑ established at the General Assembly?s 2005 World Summit to help countries emerging from conflict […]

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Acting on 20th Anniversary of Child Rights Convention, Third Committee Approves Annual Resolution on Rights of the Child by Consensus

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• 20 de novembro de 2009
• 54 min. de leitura

  Recommends Six More Texts to General Assembly; Youth Year Declaration, Guidelines for Alternative Care of Children, Human Rights in Iran Among Issues Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remained critical, the Third Committee approved a draft resolution that explicitly recognized the right of young people to be […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Italy, 15-17 November 2009

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• 20 de novembro de 2009
• 2 min. de leitura

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rome on Sunday afternoon, 15 November, to attend the World Food Security Summit. On Monday, in addressing the Summit, the Secretary-General told delegates:  ?This day, more than 17,000 children will die of hunger.  One every five seconds.?  In a stark message, he stressed the heavy human costs of the […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes European Union’s Appointment of Its First President, High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy

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• 20 de novembro de 2009
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the appointment of Mr. Herman Van Rompuy as first President of the European Union, and Ms. Catherine Ashton as the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Secretary-General looks forward to working closely with both […]

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More Ambitious Agreement in Copenhagen Can More Quickly Be Codified in Treaty, Says Secretary-General to General Assembly Informal Meeting

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• 20 de novembro de 2009
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks to the Informal Meeting of the Plenary on Climate Change, in New York, on 19 November: Thank you very much Mr. [General Assembly] President and I thank many distinguished delegations who made very useful and constructive comments, and suggestions on behalf of a group of countries, or in […]

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In Copenhagen, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Meeting, Solid Foundation Will Be Laid for Progress, Binding Treaty Reached in 2010

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• 19 de novembro de 2009
• 4 min. de leitura

  Following is a text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly plenary on climate change, in New York today, 19 November: Yesterday I returned from the Rome Food Summit. The world has more than enough food, I told delegates.  Yet more than 1 billion people go hungry.  This is […]