New Permanent Representative of Ecuador Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, Francisco Carrión Mena, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Secretary-General Welcomes Madagascar Accord, Pledges United Nations Backing
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The following statement was issued on Saturday, 7 November, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Disarmament Can Provide Means for Peace, Development, Secretary-General Tells Religions for Peace Global Youth Campaign for Shared Security
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message to the Religions for Peace Global Youth Campaign on Disarmament for Shared Security in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 7 November:
Security Council Is Told ‘Slide to War’ Threatening Great Lakes Region Reversed, but Underlying Issues Still Need Attention
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The slide to war that had threatened Africa’s Great Lakes region last year had been reversed, but the underlying causes of repeated crises must be dealt with, Olusegun Obasanjo, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the region, told the Security Council this morning.
Secretary-General Hails Agreement on Iraq Electoral Law, Calls for Statesmanship
SG/SM/12593-IK/612
The following statement was issued yesterday by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
‘Triumphs of Ordinary People in Their Quest for Freedoms’ Symbolized by Fall of Berlin Wall 20 Years Ago, Says Secretary-General
SG/SM/12594
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon:
‘Not For a Single Moment’ Has Israel Ceased Illegal Settlement Activities, Fourth Committee Told, Opening Discussion of Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories
GA/SPD/443
The past year had witnessed a deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as Israel intensified its military aggression, serious human rights violations and grave breaches of international humanitarian law, instead of pursuing peace, the observer for Palestine said today as the Fourth Committee began its annual discussion of Israeli practices affecting the human rights of Arabs in the occupied territories.
States Parties to International Civil and Political Rights Covenant Elect Mahjoub El Haiba (Morocco) to Fill Vacancy on Human Rights Committee
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Acting without a vote, a meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights this afternoon elected MahjoubEl Haiba ( Morocco) to membership of the Human Rights Committee, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mohammed Ayat ( Morocco) from the Committee before the expiration of his term on 31 December 2012.
Conference Announces Pledges of $58 Million from 22 Member States in Support of 2010 United Nations Development Activities
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Twenty-two Member States pledged approximately $58 million today, during a pledging conference in support of United Nations development activities for 2010.
In Consensus Resolution, General Assembly Welcomes August Elections in Afghanistan as First Poll Run Entirely Under Auspices of Afghan Authorities
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Deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan eight years after the fall of the Taliban, the General Assembly today adopted by consensus a wide-ranging resolution that urgently appealed to the international community to keep working with the Afghan Government to funnel all possible and necessary humanitarian, reconstruction, development and other types of assistance to the struggling nation.