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Secretary-General Appoints President, Welcomes Security Council?s Appointment of Prosecutor of International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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• 29 de fevereiro de 2012
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  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to appoint Judge Theodor Meron of the United States as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (the Mechanism) for a term of four years effective 1 March 2012.  The decision was made after consulting the President of the Security Council and the judges of the […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Positive, Substantive Progress Achieved at Recent Beijing Talks between Democratic People?s Republic of Korea, United States

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• 29 de fevereiro 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 is encouraged by the resumption of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea-United States dialogue and welcomes the positive and substantive progress achieved at their recent talks in Beijing. The Secretary-General hopes the expressed commitment by the Democratic People?s […]

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Press Conference on Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation

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• 28 de fevereiro de 2012
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  ?I feel like they stole something from me,? said a young Guinean survivor of female genital mutilation today, as she calmly recounted the experience of being cut by a village doctor at the age of five, and appealed strongly for African Governments to take the lead in bringing the dangerous centuries-old practice to an […]

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Press Conference on Global Compact?s Business Role at ?Rio+20? Conference, Plans for Corporate Sustainability Forum

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• 28 de fevereiro de 2012
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  Expecting to welcome its 7,000th corporate participant this week, the United Nations Global Compact had sent out a call to companies still doubtful about sustainability issues to ?come down from the fence? and join the movement, Executive Georg Kell said at a Headquarters press conference today. Mr. Kell was providing an update on the […]

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Press Conference on Youth Unemployment

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• 28 de fevereiro de 2012
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  Representatives from government, the business sector and civil society were meeting at United Nations headquarters to examine how each sector could collaborate in partnership to address youth unemployment, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference today.  The partnership event, being held under the theme “partnerships for more and better jobs for young people”, […]

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Top UN Political Official Tells Security Council Talks Started between Israelis, Palestinians in Amman Have ?Stalled?, Time Not on Side of Either Party

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• 28 de fevereiro de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

  In Briefing, B. Lynn Pascoe Also Updates on ?Rapidly Deteriorating? Syria Situation, Transfer of Power in Yemen, Impact of Syria Crisis on Lebanon The United Nations top political official told the Security Council this morning that the talks that had started between Israelis and Palestinians in Amman, Jordan, on 3 January had, unfortunately, ?stalled?. ?So […]

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United States Briefs Security Council on Results of 13-16 February Haiti Mission, Says Members Felt Haitians’ ‘Deep Desire’ to See Their County Stand on Its Own

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• 28 de fevereiro de 2012
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Also Saw ?Important Progress? Made Since Devastating 2010 Earthquake, Noted Disturbing Level of Political Infighting in Country That Could Ill Afford It The Security Council mission to Haiti in February had felt Haitians? ?deep desire? to see their country stand on its own and rely less on international support, anticipating the eventual departure of the […]

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killing of Buss Passengers in Pakistan

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• 28 de fevereiro 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 attack in Pakistan today in which gunmen reportedly killed 18 people after ordering them off a bus travelling between Islamabad and the town of Gilgit.  The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the […]

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Gulf of Guinea Piracy ?Clear Threat? to Security, Economic Development of Region; Countries Need United Front in Response, Top UN Official Tells Security Council

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• 27 de fevereiro de 2012
• 37 min. de leitura

Also Briefed by Top Officials from Regional Organizations; Strong Support Expressed for Regional Summit on Issue to Develop Comprehensive Strategy The international community must build on the Security Council?s resolution 2018 (2011) to counter the growing menace of piracy in West Africa?s Gulf of Guinea region through coordination and logistical support to regional security initiatives, the […]

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?Doing Well by Doing Good? Amounts to Investment in Stability, Prosperity, Opportunity, Secretary-General Tells ?Board of Boards? CEO Conference

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• 27 de fevereiro de 2012
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the ?Board of Boards CEO Conference?, delivered by Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, in New York on 27 February: It is a pleasure to greet the global business leaders gathered for the Board of Boards CEO Conference. I thank the Committee Encouraging Corporate […]