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Security Council Presidential Statement Calls for System-wide UN Action to Combat Transnational Crime ? Drug Trafficking, Piracy, Terrorism ? in West Africa, Sahel

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• 21 de fevereiro de 2012
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Secretary-General Warns Inaction by World Community Could Be Catastrophic; Togo?s President, Head of UN Drug Office, Some 40 Other Speakers Address Meeting Strongly concerned by the impact of transnational organized crime on West Africa and the Sahel region, including the corruption and indiscriminate violence often associated with it, the Security Council today called for system-wide […]

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As Committee on United Nations Charter Opens Session, Speakers Debate Reach, Economic Consequences of Security Council Sanctions

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• 21 de fevereiro de 2012
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  Also Elects Officers, Adopts Work Programme The economic reach and consequences of Security Council sanctions triggered robust debate over protecting affected third party States today, as the Special Committee on the United Nations Charter and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization opened its annual session. Considered to be a ?last resort?, […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Austria, 15-17 February

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• 21 de fevereiro de 2012
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  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Vienna on the afternoon of Wednesday, 15 February, after an overnight flight from New York via Paris. That evening, the Secretary-General, a former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria, opened a Korean Community Centre. The next morning, Thursday, 16 February, […]

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With Rio+20 Approaching, Moment Ripe to Advance Agenda of Sustainable Development from Theory, Uneven Progress to ?Decisive Implementation?, Says Secretary General

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• 21 de fevereiro de 2012
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the twelfth special session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, delivered by Assistant Secretary General Amina Mohammed, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, in Nairobi, 20 February: I am pleased to greet the UNEP Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum, and I offer my congratulations on […]

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Secretary-General Congratulates Somali Stakeholders on 17 February Political Agreement, Looks Forward to Full, Timely Implementation of Commitments

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• 21 de fevereiro de 2012
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  The following statement was issued on 19 February by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General congratulates the broad spectrum of Somali stakeholders who reached a crucial political agreement on 17 February 2012 at the Garowe II Constitutional Conference held in Garowe, ?Puntland?.  This agreement sets out clear steps for ending the transition and […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes General Assembly Resolution on Syria Crisis, Says Critical for World to Speak with One Voice to End Bloodshed

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• 16 de fevereiro de 2012
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  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: As Syria’s crisis has deepened, bringing escalating violence and suffering to the Syrian people, it is critical for the world to speak with one voice to put an end to the bloodshed and to exert maximum efforts to resolve this […]

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Secretary-General Hails Treaty Series as Pivotal in Strengthening Rule of Law, Promoting Transparent International Relations

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• 16 de fevereiro de 2012
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NEW YORK, 10 February (Office of Legal Affairs) ? By making treaties widely accessible to Member States and the public, the United Nations Treaty Series collection played a pivotal role in strengthening the rule of law and promoting transparency in international relations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. ?It is also keeping pace with the times, and is […]

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General Assembly Adopts Resolution Strongly Condemning ?Widespread and Systematic? Human Rights Violations by Syrian Authorities

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• 16 de fevereiro de 2012
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  Text Passes by 137 Votes in Favour to 12 against, with 17 Abstentions Strongly condemning continued widespread and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities, the General Assembly today voted overwhelmingly to call on both the Government and allied forces and armed groups ?to stop all violence or reprisals immediately?. Adopting an Arab-backed […]

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Over Past Year Activism of Women, Young People Turned Tide of History; ?We Must Act Now? to Empower Them to ?Shape the Future We Want?, Says Secretary-General

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• 16 de fevereiro de 2012
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to Vienna Community ?Empowering People in a Changing World?, delivered in Vienna 16 February: It is a great honour for me to be amongst such an influential and informed audience today. Vielen Dank für diese Ehre.  Es ist wunderbar, wieder in Wien zu sein. There are many words to […]

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Independent Audit Advisory Committee Concludes Headquarters Session

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• 15 de fevereiro de 2012
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  The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its seventeenth session from 13 to 15 February 2012.  The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, John F. S. Muwanga.  All the other members of the Committee, namely Adrian P. Strachan (Vice-Chairman), Vadim […]