Secretary-General Urges Parties in South Sudan to Overcome Deadlock Impeding Formation of Transitional Government
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Family Planning Unlocks ‘Untold Opportunities for Individuals, Nations’, Secretary-General Says in Message to International Conference
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Following is UN Secretary-General message, delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to the International Conference on Family Planning, in Bali, Indonesia, today:
Success Depends on All Partners, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for First-ever Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the UNIDO Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit in Davos on 23 January and Abu Dhabi from 10 to 12 October:
Sudan’s Full Support for Implementation of Strategic Priorities in Darfur ‘Critical’ Owing to Renewed Hostilities, Security Council Told
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With the resumption of hostilities in Darfur marking the end of a period of relative calm, it was critical that the Government of Sudan extend its full support to the implementation of strategic United Nations priorities, peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous stressed today during a morning briefing to the Security Council.
Secretary-General, Concerned over Haiti Election Postponement, Urges Peaceful, Timely Completion of Process through Consensual Solution
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Exhibition on Life after Survival of Holocaust to Open at United Nations Headquarters, 26 January
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The exhibition “Life after Survival” will open with a formal ceremony at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 January, in the Visitors’ Lobby (Gallery A) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
New Permanent Observer for Organization of American States Presents Letter of Appointment
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The new Permanent Observer for the Organization of American States (OAS) to the United Nations, Gonzalo Koncke, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):
Experts Call for Action to Preserve, Revitalize Indigenous Languages under Threat of Extinction, at New York Headquarters Meeting, 19-21 January
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New York, 22 January 2016 (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) — A three-day meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York brought together experts from around the world to identify best practices and recommend ways to preserve and revitalize indigenous languages.