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Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Consider Imposing Sanctions on Those Fanning Crisis in Northern Mali

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• 8 de agosto de 2012
• 18 min. de leitura

  Following Briefing on Deteriorating Humanitarian, Security Situations, Members Hear from Regional, Subregional Officials Warning that the situation in Mali was taking ?one alarming turn after another?, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefed the Security Council today on a raft of grave developments there ? including a deepening humanitarian emergency and mounting evidence that the country?s vast […]

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New Permanent Representative of Myanmar Presents Credentials

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• 8 de agosto de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, Thant Kyaw, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In an extensive diplomatic career, Mr. Kyaw served alternately in a number of posts both overseas and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in […]

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New Permanent Representative of Marshall Islands Presents Credentials

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• 8 de agosto de 2012
• Menos de um minuto

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations, Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Until her latest appointment, Ms. Kabua had served as Ambassador to Fiji since 2009.  From 2003 to 2009, she held the position […]

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Youth Day, Warns against Creating ‘Lost Generation of Squandered Talent and Dreams’

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• 8 de agosto de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Youth Day, to be observed on 12 August: Today’s generation of youth — the largest the world has ever known, and the vast majority of whom live in developing countries — has unprecedented potential to advance the well-being of the entire human family.  Yet too many […]

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General Assembly, in Resolution, Demands All in Syria ?Immediately and Visibly? Commit to Ending Violence that Secretary-General Says Is Ripping Country Apart

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• 5 de agosto de 2012
• 54 min. de leitura

General Assembly ?Again Proves Its Power and Authority?, Says Its President From Qatar; Syria?s Speaker Denounces Resolution as ?Misleading and Hysterical? Gravely concerned by the escalating violence in Syria, the General Assembly today strongly condemned Damascus? indiscriminate use of heavy weapons in civilian areas and its widespread violations of human rights, demanding that all parties […]

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack in Sinai

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• 5 de agosto de 2012
• Menos de um minuto

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terror attack yesterday on a border checkpoint in the Sinai, which killed 16 Egyptian police officers and injured others as they were breaking the Ramadan fast, and was followed by the penetration of the border into […]

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United Nations Safety, Security Chief to Leave Post towards End of 2012, Secretary-General Announces

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• 5 de agosto de 2012
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Gregory B. Starr, has conveyed his intention to leave the position of Under-Secretary-General towards the end of 2012 due to personal and family reasons.  The Secretary-General […]

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International Day, at Headquarters on 9 August, Will Shine Spotlight on Role of Indigenous Media in Helping Preserve Cultures, Challenge Stereotypes

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• 5 de agosto de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

UNITED NATIONS, 6 August 2012 ? This year?s International Day of the World?s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) will shine a spotlight on indigenous media ? television, radio, film and social media ? and their role in helping to preserve indigenous cultures, challenge stereotypes and influence the social and political agenda. An event at United Nations Headquarters in New […]

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Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for August

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• 5 de agosto de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

  With ?military logic winning the day? in Syria?s 16-month-old conflict and the Security Council deadlocked over how to address it, the 15-member body would likely cancel the United Nations observer mission to that country and seek consensus on a new resolution focused on humanitarian aid for the 3 million Syrians in need of emergency relief, […]

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By Vote of 14 in Favour with 1 Abstention, Security Council Extends Darfur Operation for One Year, Downsizing It, Shifting Focus to High-risk Areas

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• 30 de julho de 2012
• 24 min. de leitura

  Objections Raised to Singling Out Lord?s Resistance Army, Trivializing Challenge Of Alliance of Rebel Movements Inside, Outside Darfur Seeking to Topple Government Deeply concerned by the recent up-tick in violence and insecurity in parts of Darfur, and clashes between Sudanese Government forces and armed groups, the Security Council today extended for one year the […]