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Secretary-General, in Message to Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia, Stresses Critical Importance of Dialogue, Cooperation

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Secretary-General, in Message to Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia, Stresses Critical Importance of Dialogue, Cooperation

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Third Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), running from 7 to 9 June, as delivered today by Jan Kubiš, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE):

Secretary-General Appoints Youssef Mahmoud of Tunisia Special Representative for United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad

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Secretary-General Appoints Youssef Mahmoud of Tunisia Special Representative for United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Youssef Mahmoud of Tunisia as his Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, effective from 1 June 2010.

Secretary-General Calls for Improved Management of Transboundary Water, in Message to Mid-Term Review Conference on International Decade

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Secretary-General Calls for Improved Management of Transboundary Water, in Message to Mid-Term Review Conference on International Decade

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the High-level Conference on the Mid-term Review of the Implementation of the International Decade, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015, delivered by Sha Zukang, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, in Dushanbe today, 8 June:

Delegates at United Nations Crime Congress Hear Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice Systems to Reduce Prison Overcrowding

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Delegates at United Nations Crime Congress Hear Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice Systems to Reduce Prison Overcrowding

SALVADOR, Brazil, 16 April -- An overhaul of criminal justice systems in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe was needed to reduce inhumane overcrowding in prisons ‑‑ a major cause of recidivism which did nothing to improve public safety, speakers said today as the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice continued in Salvador, Brazil.

Response to HIV/AIDS Reaches Crossroads, as Treatment, Prevention Advances Provide Hope, ‘And Yet We Need to Do Much More,’ Says Secretary-General

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Response to HIV/AIDS Reaches Crossroads, as Treatment, Prevention Advances Provide Hope, ‘And Yet We Need to Do Much More,’ Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the General Assembly plenary meeting on HIV/AIDS, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, 9 June:
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