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27 September 2011

SG/SM/13848-OBV/1032

Secretary-General Calls for Ensuring that Social Protection, Care for Older Persons Not Undermined, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

27 September 2011

SG/2179-AFR/2255

Communiqué on Somalia Mini-Summit

The following communiqué was issued after the mini-summit on Somalia, held in New York, 23 September:

27 September 2011

PI/2010

Internet Governance Forum Attracts Thousands of Experts, Users as Nairobi Meeting Examines International Governance Challenges, 27-30 September

More than 2,000 delegates from over 100 countries — representing a multi-stakeholder community of Governments, the private sector, civil society, the Internet community, international organizations and the media — converged on Nairobi, Kenya, today for the sixth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which runs until 30 September.

26 September 2011

SG/SM/13847-DEV/2908

Next Generation of Development Goals Must More Prominently Reflect Sustainability, Secretary-General Tells Ministers from Least Developed Countries

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries, in New York on 26 September:

26 September 2011

SG/SM/13846-ENV/DEV/1232

Secretary-General, Saddened by Wangari Maathai’s Death, Hails Nobel Laureate’s Linking of Human Rights, Poverty, Environmental Protection, Security

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

26 September 2011

DC/3304

Kazakhstan to Host Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Astana, 27 to 29 September

A regional workshop on implementing United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) will be held from 27 to 29 September in Astana, Kazakhstan. Officials from Central Asian States (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), as well as representatives from several international, regional and subregional organizations have been invited to participate in the workshop.

26 September 2011

AFR/2254-PKO/290

United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds Third Consultative Meeting in New York, 19 September

On 19 September, the United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its third consultative meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It reviewed the situations in Libya, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, and agreed on the steps and arrangements needed to strengthen and ensure greater coherence in the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in those countries, within the framework of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter.