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Secretary-General Says with 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories Remaining, Dialogue among Special Committee, Elected Representatives, Administering Powers Essential

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• 30 de maio de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the Pacific Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism:  Current Realities and Prospects, as delivered by Sergei Cherniavsky, Chief, Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch, Department of General Assembly Affairs, in Quito, Ecuador, 30 May: I am pleased to greet […]

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In Message, Secretary-General Urges Religious Leaders to Use Power of Dialogue to ?Celebrate Our Diversity and Strengthen Our Common Bonds?

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• 30 de maio de 2012
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  Following is the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the fourth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 30 May: I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at the fourth Congress of Leaders of World […]

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In Message, Secretary-General Urges Religious Leaders to Use Power of Dialogue to ?Celebrate Our Diversity and Strengthen Our Common Bonds?

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• 30 de maio de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the fourth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 30 May: I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at the fourth Congress of Leaders of World […]

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General Assembly Welcomes Inter-Parliamentary Union?s Strengthened Support to UN; Encourages Close Cooperation in Peace and Security, Development, Human Rights

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 23 min. de leitura

Consensus Text Also Recommends New Cooperation Agreement; Resolution on Report of International Criminal Court Also Adopted Welcoming efforts made by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to provide a greater parliamentary contribution and enhanced support to the United Nations, the General Assembly today encouraged closer cooperation between the two organizations, particularly to help strengthen parliamentary institutions in […]

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Despite Potential of ?Quiet Engagement? between Israelis, Palestinians, Security Council Told, If Opportunity Missed, Dangerous ?One-State? Solution Could Result

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

Describing a mix of positive potential in the recent ?quiet engagement? between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, as well as concurrent destabilizing events, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process warned the Security Council this morning that if current opportunities were not seized a dangerous ?one-State? solution could result. ?We could be moving down […]

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Time to Work on ?Must Haves? for Rio, to ?Get It Right Here and Now, This Week?, Secretary-General Says of Informal Negotiations on Conference Outcome Document

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Rio+20 informal consultations on the draft outcome document, in New York, 29 May: I would like to thank you for giving me this unusual opportunity to join you today as you enter the final few days of negotiations.  I also take this opportunity to thank our […]

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Goals, Actions for Sustainable Future at Centre of Rio+20 Talks; Latest Round Added in Effort to Finalize Draft Outcome before Brazil, 29 May ? 2 June

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

  With less than one month to Rio+20, the next round of negotiations between Governments to forge the outcome document for the major global conference on sustainable development will take place at the United Nations from 29 May to 2 June. This latest round was added earlier this month to provide negotiators with an additional opportunity to […]

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Resist Tobacco Industry’s Attacks, Pursue Vision of Tobacco-free World, Prevent Derailment of Framework Convention, Says Secretary-General

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World No Tobacco Day, 31 May: This year’s World No Tobacco Day comes at a time when the tobacco industry is taking ever more aggressive steps to undermine efforts to reduce the global menace of tobacco.  While Governments and the international health community try to implement […]

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Press Conference on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

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• 29 de maio de 2012
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  Marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the Organization?s top peacekeeping officials today paid tribute to the 112 blue helmets that had lost their lives in 2011 ? as well as the 37 killed in the line of duty since the beginning of 2012 ? and praised ?blue helmets and blue berets? for effectively carrying […]

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Political Transition in Yemen ?Largely on Track?, but Those Attempting to Obstruct, Sabotage Process Must Be Held to Account, Special Adviser Tells Security Council

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• 29 de maio de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

Government of National Unity, Presidential Elections among Positive Steps; Also Highlights Need for Assistance to Address ?Unprecedented? Humanitarian Crisis Yemen?s transition to more representative Government, following last year?s protest movement, remained ?largely on track?, but those who continue to pose security threats and otherwise undermined legitimate authority must be held to account, the Secretary-General?s Special […]