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Activities of Secretary-General in Russian Federation, 21-23 April

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Activities of Secretary-General in Russian Federation, 21-23 April

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Moscow from Kyiv on Thursday afternoon, 21 April. His first appointment was to visit a centre for children with disabilities. He discussed the global problem of disability, at a time when about 10 per cent of the world’s people live with a disability — whether it is physical, emotional or sensory.

Committee on Information’s Thirty-Third Session to Be Held at Headquarters, 27 April - 6 May

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Committee on Information’s Thirty-Third Session to Be Held at Headquarters, 27 April - 6 May

The thirty-third annual session of the Committee on Information, the intergovernmental body charged with reviewing progress in the field of United Nations public information, will be held at Headquarters from 27 April to 6 May. During the two-week session, delegations are expected to undertake a wide-ranging review of the Department of Public Information and its three subprogrammes — the News and Media, Outreach and Strategic Communications Divisions.

Secretary-General Says Chernobyl Anniversary Time for Global Action to Ensure Nuclear Power Plants ‘Sources of Peaceful Energy — Not Potential Catastrophe’

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Secretary-General Says Chernobyl Anniversary Time for Global Action to Ensure Nuclear Power Plants ‘Sources of Peaceful Energy — Not Potential Catastrophe’

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly’s special commemorative meeting in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, in New York, 26 April:

As General Assembly Marks Chernobyl Disaster’s 25th Anniversary, Secretary-General Says ‘We Must Treat Nuclear Safety as Seriously as We Treat Nuclear Weapons’

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As General Assembly Marks Chernobyl Disaster’s 25th Anniversary, Secretary-General Says ‘We Must Treat Nuclear Safety as Seriously as We Treat Nuclear Weapons’

The current threats posed by Japan’s nuclear power plant echoed the Chernobyl disaster and, thus, the anniversary of that event should be a time for reflection and “robust global debate” on nuclear safety, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this morning as the General Assembly held a special commemorative meeting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Chernobyl.

Economic and Social Council Sets Out Themes for Next Three Annual Ministerial Reviews, 2011 Humanitarian Segment as It Adopts Five Texts

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Economic and Social Council Sets Out Themes for Next Three Annual Ministerial Reviews, 2011 Humanitarian Segment as It Adopts Five Texts

In a burst of activity today, the Economic and Social Council unanimously adopted four decisions and one resolution, laying out, among other things, the themes of its annual ministerial reviews over the next three years, as well as those for the humanitarian segment and the agenda item on regional cooperation of its 2011 substantive session, to be held in Geneva in July.

Security Council Extends Mandate of Mission in Sudan until 9 July 2011, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1978 (2011)

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Security Council Extends Mandate of Mission in Sudan until 9 July 2011, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1978 (2011)

Considering the results of the referendum of Southern Sudan announced on 7 February and the request by the Government of Southern Sudan for a continued United Nations presence there, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 9 July 2011. Unanimously adopting resolution 1978 (2011), the Council also announced its intention to establish a mission to succeed UNMIS.
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