Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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

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

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

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:

On International Day, Secretary-General Calls for Greater Support for Mine Action; ‘Crucial Element’ in Drive to Build Safer, More Prosperous World for All

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On International Day, Secretary-General Calls for Greater Support for Mine Action; ‘Crucial Element’ in Drive to Build Safer, More Prosperous World for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Opens in Montevideo, Uruguay

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United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Opens in Montevideo, Uruguay

As the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace opened this morning in Montevideo, Uruguay, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the parties to bolster efforts to reach agreement on permanent status issues and to cease unilateral action that could jeopardize peace talks aimed at achieving Palestinian statehood.

Marginalization of 48 Poorest Countries Leading to ‘A Future We Cannot Afford’, Says United Nations Report, Ahead of Conference on Least Developed Countries

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Marginalization of 48 Poorest Countries Leading to ‘A Future We Cannot Afford’, Says United Nations Report, Ahead of Conference on Least Developed Countries

A blue-ribbon report released ahead of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, to be held in Istanbul, from 9 to 13 May, says that these countries can break out of a decades-long poverty trap, with determined national action and international support.

United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Continues in Montevideo, Uruguay

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United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Continues in Montevideo, Uruguay

As the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace continued this afternoon, speakers discussed Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, as well as the international community’s willingness to accept the status quo, among other obstacles to advancing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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