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Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee Negotiating Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Convention Describes ‘Good Progress’ Made in Past Few Years, as Current Session Concludes

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Chairman of Ad Hoc Committee Negotiating Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Convention Describes ‘Good Progress’ Made in Past Few Years, as Current Session Concludes

While acknowledging the sense of disappointment that the last outstanding issues surrounding a proposed global anti-terrorism convention had yet to be resolved, the Chairman of the General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee charged with elaborating that treaty today stressed that “good progress has been made over the past few years”, and various recommendations were beginning to coalesce into solid proposals for reaching a conclusion.

Activities of Secretary-General in Qatar, 13 April

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Activities of Secretary-General in Qatar, 13 April

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew overnight from New York to Doha to take part in the first meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya, on Wednesday, 13 April. He told the officials gathered at the meeting that the international community had acted swiftly and decisively in the past seven weeks. But he said that even the most optimistic observers foresee a protracted period of instability before sustainable peace can be restored.

General Assembly, Noting Grave Financial Situation of UN Palestine Relief Agency, Calls for Institutional Strengthening Through UN Regular Budget Financing

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General Assembly, Noting Grave Financial Situation of UN Palestine Relief Agency, Calls for Institutional Strengthening Through UN Regular Budget Financing

Taking note of the “grave financial situation” of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the General Assembly today requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to continue to support the Agency’s institutional strengthening through the provision of financial resources from the United Nations regular budget.

Civilian Protection Entails Treating Migrant Workers, All Minorities Fairly, Secretary-General Says in Address to Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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Civilian Protection Entails Treating Migrant Workers, All Minorities Fairly, Secretary-General Says in Address to Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Association of Hungary, in Budapest today, 18 April:

Secretary-General Appoints Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security

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Secretary-General Appoints Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, following the General Assembly’s endorsement of his proposal to reclassify the post at that level.

Secretary-General, at Event in Support of Anti-piracy Trust Fund, Urges Gulf Region Donors, Private Sector to Help Turn Global Concern into Action

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Secretary-General, at Event in Support of Anti-piracy Trust Fund, Urges Gulf Region Donors, Private Sector to Help Turn Global Concern into Action

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Patricia O’Brien, United Nations Legal Counsel and Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, to the event in support of the Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, in Dubai, today, 19 April:
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