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Second Committee Approves Text Reiterating General Assembly?s Deep Concern at Oil Slick Arising from Israel?s Destruction of Lebanese Storage Tanks

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• 16 de novembro de 2009
• 7 min. de leitura

Drafts on Sustainable Development, Operational Activities also Passed The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved three draft resolutions today, including a text by which the General Assembly would reiterate its deep concern over the destruction by the Israeli Air Force of oil storage tanks near Lebanon?s El-Jiyeh electric power plant due to the adverse implications […]

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Secretary-General Deplores Israel?s Settlement Expansion Decision

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• 16 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 deplores the Government of Israel?s decision today to expand Gilo settlement, built on Palestinian territory occupied by Israel in the 1967 war. The Secretary-General reiterates his position that settlements are illegal, and calls on Israel to respect its commitments […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Lord’s Resistance Army

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

  The following press statement on the Lord’s Resistance Army was issued today by Council President Thomas Mayr-Harting (Austria): The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the continued and recently increasing attacks carried out by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and the Sudan, which […]

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Press Conference to Provide Update on Work of United Nations Mine Action Service

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• 16 de novembro de 2009
• 8 min. de leitura

The last two years had been remarkable for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) given its destruction of more than 41 million stockpiled anti-personnel mines and the termination of their production, transfer and sale in many parts of the world, Dmitry Titov, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of […]

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Add Concrete Support to Regional Preparations for Copenhagen Climate Conference, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Coordination Mechanism of Africa Commission

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• 12 de novembro de 2009
• 8 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s address to the opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa on 5 November: I am delighted to be back with you in the warm and historic city of Addis Ababa for this Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting.  […]

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Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference to Address Pressing Disarmament, Non-Proliferation Issues, under ?Prospects for New Era? Theme

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

NEW YORK, 13 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues will take place in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 16 to 18 November.  This annual event is organized jointly by the Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and […]

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Press Conference by Chief, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

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

?One of the things we?ve noted as we travel around the world is the importance of regional cooperation to deal with terrorism,? said Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, because ?most terrorists operate across borders?. Mr. Smith was speaking at a Headquarters press conference of a three-day workshop, conducted by the United Nations […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 9-10 November

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

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., from New York on Monday evening, 9 November. On Tuesday morning, the Secretary-General met with the White House climate change team at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, ahead of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, in December 2009. In the afternoon, he met with the President […]

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Secretary-General, In Message, Says Africa Industrialization Day Time to Reaffirm Continent?s Efforts to Create More Prosperous Future

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for Africa Industrialization Day, 20 November: The African economy, like the rest of the world economy, continues to feel the impact of the global economic and financial crisis.  United Nations figures indicate that the world economy is poised for recovery, but for Africa to benefit, […]

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Press Conference by Secretary-General?s Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

  While progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had been slow, the country was moving in the right direction and needed sustained efforts from its leadership, as well as the continuing support of the international community, said Ross Mountain, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for the country. Speaking this […]