New Permanent Representative of Niger Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations, Abdallah Wafy, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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New Permanent Representative of Sudan Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, Omer Dahab Fadl Mohamed, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
Secretary-General, Citing ‘Damning’ List of Humanitarian Crises, Calls for Renewed Action as General Assembly Holds Dialogue on ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Pledge
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly’s informal interactive dialogue on “A vital and enduring commitment: Implementing the responsibility to protect”, in New York today:
Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting on Darfur Peace Process, Urges All Parties to Work towards Stability and Prosperity
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks for the tenth meeting of the Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, delivered by Abioudun Oluremi Bashua, African Union-United Nations Acting Joint Special Representative for Darfur, in Doha, Qatar, today:
In Message for World Congress, Secretary-General Says Upholding Health of Forests among Greatest Challenges Facing Present, Future Generations
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the World Forestry Congress, in Durban, South Africa, today:
Experts Examine ‘De-Palestinization’ of Jerusalem, Reality on Ground at United Nations Meeting on Israeli Settlements
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BRUSSELS, 7 September — Israel was changing the demographic composition on the ground by transferring Jewish settlers into the Occupied Palestinian Territory and driving out Palestinians, experts told the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine this afternoon during its first plenary session.
In Message to International Meeting on Question of Palestine, Secretary-General Says ‘Confidence Must Be Restored by Both Peoples for a Peaceful Settlement’
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Rima Khalaf, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, to the International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, held in Brussels from 7 to 8 September:
Secretary-General Surveys Successes, Challenges of Cluster Munition Convention, in Message to Review Conference
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the first Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, delivered by Virginia Gamba, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, today:
Security Council Press Statement on Yemen
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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Following the decision by President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala to resign, the Secretary-General trusts that the authorities will abide by the Constitution and ensure an orderly democratic transition. He appeals to the authorities and all sectors of society to work to strengthen institutions and the rule of law.