New Permanent Representative of United Kingdom Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Mark Lyall Grant, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon.
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Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference to Address Pressing Disarmament, Non-Proliferation Issues, under ‘Prospects for New Era’ Theme
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The Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues will take place in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 16 to 18 November.
Add Concrete Support to Regional Preparations for Copenhagen Climate Conference, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Coordination Mechanism of Africa Commission
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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s address to the opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa on 5 November:
Chairs of Three Security Council Committees Aimed at Countering Terrorist Threat, Monitoring Related Sanctions, Brief Council on Progress since May
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Terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors continued to be a threat to international peace and security, and cooperation was a crucial element in the efforts to counter that threat, Ranko Vilovic ( Croatia) told the Security Council today.
Trinidad and Tobago to Host Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development in Port-of-Spain, 17 November
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, 13 November -- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is convening a Regional Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development, to be held at its office in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday 17 November.
‘World Is Impatient For Us to Make a Difference. I Too Am Impatient. And I Am Committed,’ Says Secretary-General at Food Security Summit
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Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the Food Security Summit in Rome, today, 16 November:
Deputy Secretary-General to New Resident Coordinators, United Nations Development Programme Resident Representatives: ‘You Are Face of UN, to People We Serve’
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Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the induction of United Nations Resident Coordinators/United Nations Development Programme Resident Representatives, in New York today, 16 November:
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
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The following Security Council press statement on Somalia was read out today by Council President Thomas Mayr-Harting ( Austria):
‘Opportunity Knocks; It Is Up to You to Open the Door’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Pre-Copenhagen Meeting, Urging Climate Change Deal
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Pre-COP Meeting, held in Copenhagen, 16 to 17 November, as delivered today, 16 November, by Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:
Security Council Presidential Statement Welcomes Accord on Iraq’s New Electoral Law, Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad
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Expressing its strong endorsement of continuing assistance by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in preparations for upcoming elections, the Security Council this morning welcomed the parliamentary agreement which would allow the polls to take place in January 2010.