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Head of New United Nations Office to African Union Briefs Security Council on Efforts to Broaden Strategic Partnership between Two Organizations

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Head of New United Nations Office to African Union Briefs Security Council on Efforts to Broaden Strategic Partnership between Two Organizations

The head of the year-old United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) briefed the Security Council today on efforts under way to broaden the strategic partnership between the two organizations on a range of shared issues, including on peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding, and on raising the world body’s profile as a vital partner for capacity-building with African regional entities.

General Assembly Appoints Secretary-General Ban Ki–moon to Second Term of Office; Ban: ‘Together, No Challenge Is Too Large — Together, Nothing Is Impossible’

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General Assembly Appoints Secretary-General Ban Ki–moon to Second Term of Office; Ban: ‘Together, No Challenge Is Too Large — Together, Nothing Is Impossible’

Acting on the recommendation of the Security Council, the General Assembly this afternoon unanimously appointed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term beginning 1 January 2012. In a draft resolution adopted by acclamation, the Assembly also expressed its appreciation for Mr. Ban’s effective and dedicated service during his first term. After taking the oath of office, Mr. Ban said the Assembly had given him a great honour that was “beyond expression”.

Special Committee on Decolonization Adopts Draft on Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Requesting Argentina, United Kingdom to Resume Talks as Soon as Possible

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Special Committee on Decolonization Adopts Draft on Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Requesting Argentina, United Kingdom to Resume Talks as Soon as Possible

In a busy day that kept issues of territorial disputes at the forefront, the Special Committee on Decolonization today adopted a consensus resolution reiterating that the way to end the “special and particular” colonial situation in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) was through the peaceful, negotiated settlement of the sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Secretary-General, in Message for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Says Production Can Never Be Tackled Fully without Reducing Demand

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Says Production Can Never Be Tackled Fully without Reducing Demand

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to be observed on 26 June:

General Assembly Adopts Text Inviting Member States to Make Most of Mediation in Peacefully Settling Disputes, Preventing or Resolving Conflict

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General Assembly Adopts Text Inviting Member States to Make Most of Mediation in Peacefully Settling Disputes, Preventing or Resolving Conflict

Amid calls for more unified development and conflict-prevention efforts, the General Assembly today adopted two resolutions focusing, respectively, on support for the African Union’s flagship development programme, and on the “untapped potential” of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes.

Secretary-General Tells General Assembly President-elect ‘You Have Already Made a Significant Contribution; You Will Do Even More as Leader of Most Universal Body’

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Secretary-General Tells General Assembly President-elect ‘You Have Already Made a Significant Contribution; You Will Do Even More as Leader of Most Universal Body’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the election of the President of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, today, 22 June, in New York:
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