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SC/9341
28 May 2008
Security CouncilSC/9341
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

5899th Meeting (AM)


VARIOUS PROCESSES UNDER WAY -– WHILE FRAGILE -– HAVE POTENTIAL TO LASTINGLY


CHANGE ‘CONFLICT-FRAUGHT FACE OF THE MIDDLE EAST’, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD


Special Coordinator Commends Leading Role Regional

DSG/SM/395-AFR/1706-DEV/2670
28 May 2008
Deputy Secretary-GeneralDSG/SM/395
AFR/1706
DEV/2670
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES SPECIFIC TICAD IV ACTION PLAN, IN LINE WITH SUMMIT


THEME –- ‘TOWARDS A VIBRANT AFRICA: A CONTINENT OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY’

SG/SM/11597-IHA/1263
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11597
IHA/1263
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

FOCUS ON PEOPLE, NOT POLITICS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNDERSCORING HUMANITARIAN


CHALLENGE IN ADDRESS TO INTERNATIONAL PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR MYANMAR


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference in Yangon, on 25 May:

SG/SM/11596-PKO/182
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11596
PKO/182
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED BY REPORTED UNDER-REPORTING OF ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS,

 

UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO CANDID, COMPREHENSIVE, ROBUST COUNTER-MEASURES

 


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

SG/SM/11595
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11595
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES LEBANESE ON ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT


The following statement was issued on Sunday, 25 May, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SC/9340
27 May 2008
Security CouncilSC/9340
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

5898th Meeting (AM & PM)


SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES DEEPEST CONCERN AT CONTINUED CIVILIAN SUFFERING DURING


CONFLICT, CONDEMNS ALL VIOLATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN LAW THREATENING NON-COMBATANTS


Presidential Statement on Civilian Protection Follows Day-Long Debate;

PKO/181
27 May 2008
Press ReleasePKO/181
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

United Nations to mark 60 Years of Peacekeeping on 29 May

 


The United Nations will mark the sixtieth anniversary of United Nations Peacekeeping on Thursday, 29 May, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.