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Secretary-General Appoints Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen Executive Representative, Head of United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone

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• 6 de maio de 2012
• Menos de um minuto

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen of Denmark as his Executive Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL).  Mr. Toyberg-Frandzen will replace Michael von der Schulenburg. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. von der Schulenburg for his excellent service as the head of UNIPSIL, which […]

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International Community Must Work as One to Combat Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Voicing Support for New Counter-Terrorism Coordinator

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

Following are UN Secretary-General?s remarks to the Security Council open debate on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, in New York, 4 May: I extend a warm welcome to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.  I thank the Security Council Presidency of Azerbaijan for this timely debate. Next month, the General Assembly […]

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Press Conference on Civil Society Reaction to Rio+20 Negotiations

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

With roughly seven weeks left before the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), civil society activists expressed both frustration and expectations today at a Headquarters press conference, urging Member States to accelerate and energize negotiations. ?We are utterly frustrated and disappointed? at the little energy being put by Governments into ?painfully slow? negotiations, said […]

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Press Conference by Civil Society Groups on ‘Green Economy’

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

  Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development planned for June, representatives of international non-governmental organizations exchanged a variety of views on the idea of a “green economy” this morning at a Headquarters press conference. According to moderator Michael Strauss of Earth Media, the green economy was one of the two main themes […]

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Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for May

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

Laying out the programme of work of the Security Council in May, under the first presidency of Azerbaijan, the country?s Permanent Representative this afternoon vowed to work to maintain unity among members for addressing the conflict in Syria and the many other complex situations the body was seized with. ?As President, I will do my […]

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Committee on Information Reaffirms Role of Department of Public Information to Promote Informed Understanding of United Nations among World?s People

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

Concluding Session, Committee Approves Resolution Calling for Expanded Use Of New Technology, Multilingualism, Partnerships, Especially in Developing Nations Concluding its annual two-week session, the Committee on Information today reaffirmed the 1946 resolution establishing the Department of Public Information to promote an informed understanding of the work and purposes of the United Nations among the peoples of […]

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Security Council, Highlighting Changing Nature, Character of Scourge of Terrorism, Says Can Be Defeated Only By Sustained, Global Approach, in Presidential Statement

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

Opening Meeting, Secretary-General Says World Community Must ?Work as One? Against Threat, Recommends Establishment of UN Counter-terrorism Coordinator Reiterating its strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism, the Security Council today acknowledged the ?changing nature and character? of that scourge and emphasized the need to enhance global coordination to prevent attacks, disrupt criminal networks, and cut […]

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Secretary-General, on World Press Freedom Day, Calls for Protection of New Media Voices Giving Millions Chance at Democracy, Opportunities ?Long Denied Them?

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

Journalists Often Met with ?Bullets and Knives? Meant to Silence Them Forever, Says Panellist, Warning 2012 Could Be ?Very Deadly? for Profession Expressing outrage over the continued killing and detention of journalists worldwide, top United Nations officials called on Governments this morning during an observance of World Press Freedom Day to better protect practitioners of […]

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?United Nations is Your Advocate?, Working as Never Before to Include Youth, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council Conference

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the Economic and Social Council Conference on Creating a Sustainable Future:  Empowering Youth with Better Job Opportunities, in New York, 4 May: Let me begin by thanking the President of the Economic and Social Council for organizing this important Conference today.  And let me also thank the […]

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Palestinian Rights Committee Reviews Latest Political Developments, Operational Challenges Facing United Nations Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees

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

  Permanent Observer Urges Security Council to Condemn Illegal Settlements, Israeli Government to Halt ?Mass Acceleration of Its Colonization Programme? In the wake of the Israeli Government?s announcement to grant legal status to three settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, the Security Council must resolve to condemn Israel?s illegal settlement activity, Riyad Mansour, Permanent […]