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Stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Persists, ‘Bold and Decisive’ Steps Needed to Resolve Conflict, United Nations Political Head Tells Security Council

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Unfortunately, the stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations had persisted over the past month and, with the state-building efforts of the Palestinians progressing, “bold and decisive steps” were needed to resolve the decades-old conflict, a top United Nations political official told the Security Council today.

United Nations to Mark Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp with Film at Headquarters, 2 May

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To mark the sixty-sixth anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, the United Nations Department of Public Information will screen the film The Relief of Belsen on 2 May, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, North Lawn Building at New York Headquarters.

Bridge from Despair to Hope Built with Solidarity, Says Secretary-General in Message Read at Opening of Exhibition on Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, at the exhibition “25 Years after Chernobyl: Cooperation for Sustainable Development”, in New York today, 25 April: