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New Permanent Representative of cuba Presents Credentials

 

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Representative of Cuba, Abelardo Moreno Fernandez, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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New Permanent representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents credentials

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

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New Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone Presents Credentials

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Michèle Montas, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon, all.

**Guests at Noon

press conference by president of General Assembly on situation IN gaza

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, DIRECTOR

OF GAZA OPERATIONS FOR UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES

press conference on forthcoming 2009 ‘muslim leaders of tomorrow’ doha conference

A new generation of community-based, forward-thinking Muslims from 76 countries would meet in Doha, Qatar, for a “Leaders of Tomorrow” conference next week, some of its members said at Headquarters today.

Secretary-General warmly welcomes commitment by United States

to airlift critical equipment to darfur

 

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

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Security Council

6061^st Meeting (Resumed) (AM)

CALLING FOR GREATER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES GAZA DEBATE,

DELEGATES WARN THAT SURGING VIOLENCE THREATENS HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE

No Military Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,