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Press Release


SG/T/2858

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, on the evening of Thursday, 19 July, from China, where he had made an official visit.

SG/A/1365-BIO/4388
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today confirmed the appointment of Jamal Benomar as his Special Adviser on Yemen, at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, to lead strengthened good offices for Yemen during the country’s transition.
STAT/446
NEW YORK, 31 July (United Nations Statistics Division) — Worldwide geographical names standards designed to promote the consistent and accurate use of names are important in meeting the everyday needs of international, national and regional communication, whether it be in the service of commerce, transport and administration or international relations, search and rescue and the provision of humanitarian aid.