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Governments, Industry Must Answer Call to Halt Spread of Drug Resistance, as Untold Millions of Lives at Risk, Says Secretary-General in Message

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Health Day, 7 April, on the theme "Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow":

Security Council Briefed by Chairman of Committee Established To Monitor Sanctions Imposed on Libya

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The Committee established to monitor sanctions recently imposed on Libya is now “fully operational”, its Chairman, José Filipe Moraes Cabral of Portugal, told the Security Council this afternoon, stressing the need for Member States to fully engage with the Committee to make the sanctions regime effective.

General Assembly Considers Evolving Partnership between United Nations, African Union under 10-Year Capacity-Building Programme

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Born from the commitment made by the international community at the 2005 World Summit to meet Africa’s special needs, the 10-year capacity-building programme for the African Union pioneered a model of true partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, representatives of several African nations told the General Assembly today.

Standoff in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Untenable, Especially When Many in Region Pursuing Freedom through Non-violence, Says Secretary-General in Message

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Oscar Fernandez Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in Montevideo, 29 March: