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United Nations International School to Hold Graduation Ceremony 2 June 2011

Note No. 6311

United Nations International School to Hold Graduation Ceremony 2 June 2011

The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011 of the United Nations International School (UNIS) will take place at 3 pm on Thursday, 2 June 2011, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. Muhtar Kent, President, CEO and Director of the Coca Cola Company, will be the guest speaker. Mr. Kent is also the son of a former Turkish Consul-General and is married to a UNIS alumna.

‘When You Face Danger, We Are Concerned for Your Safety; When You Succeed, You Make Us All Proud,’ Deputy Secretary-General Says of United Nations Peacekeepers

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‘When You Face Danger, We Are Concerned for Your Safety; When You Succeed, You Make Us All Proud,’ Deputy Secretary-General Says of United Nations Peacekeepers

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony to mark International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, in Jerusalem, 29 May:

Protecting Civilians, Securing Commitment for Negotiations, Plan for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Key Priorities for United Nations in Libya, Security Council Told

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Protecting Civilians, Securing Commitment for Negotiations, Plan for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Key Priorities for United Nations in Libya, Security Council Told

Protection of civilians, securing a commitment for indirect negotiations and planning for post-conflict peacebuilding were the key priorities of the United Nations in Libya, the Organization’s top political official told the Security Council this morning.

United Nations, African Union Must Support ‘Legitimate Aspirations of the People’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Special Event for Africa Day

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United Nations, African Union Must Support ‘Legitimate Aspirations of the People’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Special Event for Africa Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the special event on “Forging closer links between Africa and the Diaspora”, organized in New York by the Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union, and delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on the occasion of Africa Day 2011, today, 31 May:

Secretary-General, in Message to Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization, Urges ‘Action-oriented Dialogue at All Levels’

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Secretary-General, in Message to Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization, Urges ‘Action-oriented Dialogue at All Levels’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Laura Vaccari, Chief of the Decolonization Unit in the Department of Political Affairs, to the Caribbean Regional Seminar on implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, today, 31 May 2011

World Must Stay Fixed on Ultimate Objective of General and Complete Disarmament; Deterrence Only Invites Endless Arms Races, Says Secretary-General

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World Must Stay Fixed on Ultimate Objective of General and Complete Disarmament; Deterrence Only Invites Endless Arms Races, Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the conference on “Promoting the Global Instruments of Non-proliferation and Disarmament: The United Nations and the Nuclear Challenge”, in New York, today, 31 May:
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