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Secretary-General, Addressing Round Table on Central African Republic, Calls for ‘Sustainable Commitment’ in Continued Support of Country

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Secretary-General, Addressing Round Table on Central African Republic, Calls for ‘Sustainable Commitment’ in Continued Support of Country

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Margaret Vogt, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, to the Partners’ Round Table on the Central African Republic, held in Brussels on 17 June:

Security Council Presidential Statement Calls on Somalia’s Kampala Accord Parties to Ensure ‘Cohesion, Focus’ in Completing Transitional Tasks

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Security Council Presidential Statement Calls on Somalia’s Kampala Accord Parties to Ensure ‘Cohesion, Focus’ in Completing Transitional Tasks

Reiterating the need for a comprehensive strategy to foster peace and stability in Somalia, the Security Council called today on the signatories of the 9 June Kampala Accord to honour their obligations under that agreement and ensure “cohesion, unity and focus” in completing the transitional tasks set forth in the Djibouti Agreement and the Transitional Charter.

Coordinated United Nations-led Action Needed to Tackle Transnational Criminal Networks, World Body’s Anti-drugs Chief Tells Security Council

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Coordinated United Nations-led Action Needed to Tackle Transnational Criminal Networks, World Body’s Anti-drugs Chief Tells Security Council

Warning that illicit drugs and organized criminal networks were wreaking havoc in many countries — even holding hostage the stability and development of entire regions — the top United Nations anti-drugs and crime official told the Security Council today that tackling those scourges required “urgent action” supported by a coordinated response, led by the world body.

Secretary-General Says Tunisia, as First North African State to Join Rome Statute, Has Shown Strong Leadership in Common Fight to End Impunity

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Secretary-General Says Tunisia, as First North African State to Join Rome Statute, Has Shown Strong Leadership in Common Fight to End Impunity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the occasion of Tunisia’s deposit of an instrument of accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, today, 24 June:
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