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Security Council Extends United Nations Presence in Sudan until 30 April 2011, Calling on Mission to Take Lead in Preparations for Next Year’s Referendums

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Security Council Extends United Nations Presence in Sudan until 30 April 2011, Calling on Mission to Take Lead in Preparations for Next Year’s Referendums

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan for one year, until 30 April 2011, with the intention to renew it for further periods if required. Unanimously adopting resolution 1919 (2010), the Council called upon all parties to respect and abide without delay by their commitments under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, agreements on Darfur and the October 2006 Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement.

Governments Must Stand up for Press Freedom, Public’s Right to Know, Secretary-General Stresses at Commemoration Event

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Governments Must Stand up for Press Freedom, Public’s Right to Know, Secretary-General Stresses at Commemoration Event

Governments, civil society and people around the world must stand up not only for freedom of the press but also for the public’s right to know, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a commemoration in advance of World Press Freedom Day, to be observed on 3 May. “People have a right to information that affects their lives,” he told the event, organized annually by the Department of Public Information.

Sustainable Development Discussions to Focus on Smart Use of Resources, Green Economic Growth, at United Nations Headquarters, 3-14 May

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Sustainable Development Discussions to Focus on Smart Use of Resources, Green Economic Growth, at United Nations Headquarters, 3-14 May

Achieving green growth through better management of materials throughout their life cycle will be central to this year’s session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. The Commission, which will take place in New York from 3 to 14 May, starts a new two-year cycle that will review waste management, transport, chemicals, mining and the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production.

‘A Message to the World from Hiroshima and Nagasaki’ to Be Launched at Headquarters Monday, as Nuclear-Weapon Treaty Review Begins

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‘A Message to the World from Hiroshima and Nagasaki’ to Be Launched at Headquarters Monday, as Nuclear-Weapon Treaty Review Begins

“A Message to the World from Hiroshima and Nagasaki”, one of two exhibits in the Stop Nuclear Arms! joint exhibition, will be launched with a special ceremony on Monday, 3 May, at 4 p.m. in the Visitors’ Lobby at United Nations Headquarters.
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