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United Nations Launches Campaign for ‘Rio+20’ Conference Featuring Global Conversation on ‘The Future We Want’

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United Nations Launches Campaign for ‘Rio+20’ Conference Featuring Global Conversation on ‘The Future We Want’

The United Nations launched a new campaign today to promote next June’s “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the need to engage people in a global conversation on the kind of communities in which they would like to live 25 years from now.

By Resolution 2020, Security Council Extends for 12 Months Authorization for Those Cooperating with Somali Government to Use ‘All Necessary Means’ to Combat Piracy

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By Resolution 2020, Security Council Extends for 12 Months Authorization for Those Cooperating with Somali Government to Use ‘All Necessary Means’ to Combat Piracy

Condemning and deploring all acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the coast of Somalia, the Security Council today extended for 12 months its authorizations granted to States and regional organizations cooperating with the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia in the fight against such acts.

Secretary-General Encourages Cameroon, Nigeria to Maintain Forward-Looking Approach That Helped Overcome ‘Delicate’ Land, Maritime Boundary Dispute

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Secretary-General Encourages Cameroon, Nigeria to Maintain Forward-Looking Approach That Helped Overcome ‘Delicate’ Land, Maritime Boundary Dispute

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the joint meeting with the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission and Follow-up Committee of the Greentree Agreement, in New York, 22 November:

General Assembly, After Four Inconclusive Voting Rounds, Remains at Stalemate with Security Council Over Filling Seat on International Court of Justice

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General Assembly, After Four Inconclusive Voting Rounds, Remains at Stalemate with Security Council Over Filling Seat on International Court of Justice

A weeks-long stalemate to elect one member of the International Court of Justice continued today as, after four votes — bringing the total number of voting rounds in the General Assembly to 11 — no candidate received the absolute majority of votes in both the Assembly and the Security Council that was required to clinch the final seat on the World Court.

Timor-Leste ‘Very Different Place Today’, as 2012 Promises to be ‘Democracy Fest’ for Timorese, with Landmark Transition to New Government, Security Council Told

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Timor-Leste ‘Very Different Place Today’, as 2012 Promises to be ‘Democracy Fest’ for Timorese, with Landmark Transition to New Government, Security Council Told

The current calm and stability were paving a smooth road ahead to the “democracy fest” anticipated for Timor-Leste with next year’s landmark elections, the United Nations top representative for that country told the Security Council today, introducing the Secretary-General’s latest report on recent developments.

Security Council Holds Three More Rounds of Balloting in Attempt to Break Deadlock with General Assembly over Fifth Slot on International Court of Justice

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Security Council Holds Three More Rounds of Balloting in Attempt to Break Deadlock with General Assembly over Fifth Slot on International Court of Justice

Today, the Security Council, meeting concurrently with, but independently from, the General Assembly, once again failed in three rounds of balloting to elect a fifth Judge to the International Court of Justice.

Third Committee Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Syria, by Vote of 122 in Favour to 13 Against, with 41 Abstentions

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Third Committee Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Syria, by Vote of 122 in Favour to 13 Against, with 41 Abstentions

Strongly condemning the continued grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities, the General Assembly would call for Syria to immediately put an end to all human rights violations, to protect their population and to fully comply with their obligations under international human rights law by a text approved by the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, at the conclusion of its current session.

Secretary-General Calls Climate Change ‘Quintessential Global Challenge’, Citing also Crime, Pandemics, in Security Council Meeting on New Challenges to Peace

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Secretary-General Calls Climate Change ‘Quintessential Global Challenge’, Citing also Crime, Pandemics, in Security Council Meeting on New Challenges to Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of international peace and security: New challenges to international peace and security and conflict prevention”, in New York on 23 November:

Beyond Strong Law Enforcement, Change of Attitude Vital to Protecting, Empowering Women, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ethiopian Sanctuary Association

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Beyond Strong Law Enforcement, Change of Attitude Vital to Protecting, Empowering Women, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ethiopian Sanctuary Association

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks, as prepared for delivery to the Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development in Addis Ababa on 22 November:

Young Males Must Break from Ingrained Generations-old Behaviour, Secretary-General Stresses at Event Marking Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

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Young Males Must Break from Ingrained Generations-old Behaviour, Secretary-General Stresses at Event Marking Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in New York on 23 November:
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