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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Two Names to Consolidated List, Amends Entries of Three Individuals

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Two Names to Consolidated List, Amends Entries of Three Individuals

On 6 August 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the two entries specified below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

At Tokyo Reception, Secretary-General Reminds Business Leaders Their Decisions — on Investment, Employment — Can Play Critical Role in Keeping Peace

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At Tokyo Reception, Secretary-General Reminds Business Leaders Their Decisions — on Investment, Employment — Can Play Critical Role in Keeping Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a reception hosted by the Global Compact Network Japan, in Tokyo, 6 August:

Indigenous Peoples’ Issues More Prominent than Ever on Global Agenda, but Some Statistics Alarming, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

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Indigenous Peoples’ Issues More Prominent than Ever on Global Agenda, but Some Statistics Alarming, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in New York, 9 August:

Secretary-General Launches High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability to Create New Blueprint for Achieving Low-Carbon Prosperity in Twenty-First Century

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Secretary-General Launches High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability to Create New Blueprint for Achieving Low-Carbon Prosperity in Twenty-First Century

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability that brings together some of the world’s leading policymakers and thinkers to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable growth and low-carbon prosperity for all on a planet under increasing strain, not least from climate change.

At Headquarters, Secretary-General Praises Indigenous Filmmakers for Enriching World’s Understanding of ‘What Binds Us Together as a Human Family’

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At Headquarters, Secretary-General Praises Indigenous Filmmakers for Enriching World’s Understanding of ‘What Binds Us Together as a Human Family’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a ceremony marking International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, in New York, 9 August:

Photo Exhibit ‘Visual Voices: Youth Perspectives on Global Issues’ on Display at Headquarters to Mark International Youth Year

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Photo Exhibit ‘Visual Voices: Youth Perspectives on Global Issues’ on Display at Headquarters to Mark International Youth Year

An exhibition of youth photographs entitled, “Visual Voices: Youth Perspectives on Global Issues” will open in the South Gallery of the Visitors’ Lobby at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 12 August to mark the International Year of Youth.
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