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African Union Will Never Hide from Responsibilities in Resolving Libyan Conflict; Time to Reach Solution Aimed at Short-, Long-Term Goals, Security Council Told

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African Union Will Never Hide from Responsibilities in Resolving Libyan Conflict; Time to Reach Solution Aimed at Short-, Long-Term Goals, Security Council Told

The African Union will never hide from its responsibilities in helping resolve the conflict in Libya and the “time was overdue to articulate a solution together” that would protect civilians, ensure a democratic transformation and promote lasting peace, the representative of a high-level panel from the organization told the Security Council today.

Secretary-General, in Visit to Montevideo Penitentiary Centre, Praises Uruguay’s Prison-reform Efforts Focused on Rehabilitation, Reinsertion into Society

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Secretary-General, in Visit to Montevideo Penitentiary Centre, Praises Uruguay’s Prison-reform Efforts Focused on Rehabilitation, Reinsertion into Society

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, during his visit to Punta Rieles Penitentiary Centre in Montevideo today, 15 June:

Secretary-General Praises Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Commitment to Fighting Drug-Trafficking, Terrorism, in Message to Heads of State

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Secretary-General Praises Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Commitment to Fighting Drug-Trafficking, Terrorism, in Message to Heads of State

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna, to the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Astana, 15 June:

States Parties Elect Six Members to International Tribunal for Law of the Sea, Leaving Additional Seat to Be Filled in Second Day of Balloting

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States Parties Elect Six Members to International Tribunal for Law of the Sea, Leaving Additional Seat to Be Filled in Second Day of Balloting

At the midpoint of its annual session, the States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea today elected six members to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, but failed to fill one additional seat, forcing a second day of voting tomorrow.

Deputy Secretary-General, at Informal Civil Society Hearing, Stresses Importance of Ending Myth That Non-communicable Diseases Target Affluent People

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Informal Civil Society Hearing, Stresses Importance of Ending Myth That Non-communicable Diseases Target Affluent People

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly informal civil society interactive hearing on non-communicable diseases, in New York today, 16 June:

Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Its Consolidated List, Amends One Entry

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Its Consolidated List, Amends One Entry

On 15 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry 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.
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