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Security Council Approves Four-Month Extension of Côte d’Ivoire Operation, Boosts Troop Strength to Help Support Upcoming Election

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Security Council Approves Four-Month Extension of Côte d’Ivoire Operation, Boosts Troop Strength to Help Support Upcoming Election

Reiterating its determination to bring its full support to a credible electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire, the Security Council today approved a four-month extension of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the West African country, and boosted that Operation’s troop strength, specifically to support the organizing of a free, fair, open and transparent election, now scheduled for the end of late February or early March 2010.

Secretary-General Praises ‘Extraordinary Courage and Dedication’ of Staff, in Message to Memorial Service for Haiti Mission’s Earthquake Dead

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Secretary-General Praises ‘Extraordinary Courage and Dedication’ of Staff, in Message to Memorial Service for Haiti Mission’s Earthquake Dead

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the memorial service for staff of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), delivered by Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in Port-au-Prince today, 28 January:

General Assembly Working Group to Study Conservation, Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdictions, 1-5 February

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General Assembly Working Group to Study Conservation, Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdictions, 1-5 February

A Working Group established by the United Nations General Assembly will meet from 1 to 5 February in New York to consider how to continue and strengthen efforts aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction.

Recommending 14 Groups for Consultative Status, Committee on NGOs Postpones Its Consideration of 36 Applications, Closes 5 Others

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Recommending 14 Groups for Consultative Status, Committee on NGOs Postpones Its Consideration of 36 Applications, Closes 5 Others

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 14 entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, postponed its consideration of 36 applications and closed the file on 5 others.

Committee on NGOs Recommends Consultative Status for 8 Groups, Reclassification for Another, Postpones Consideration of 34 Applications

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Committee on NGOs Recommends Consultative Status for 8 Groups, Reclassification for Another, Postpones Consideration of 34 Applications

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today recommended eight entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and the reclassification of another, and postponed consideration of 30 applications.

Secretary-General Urges New Impetus to Strengthen Struggle against Anti-women Violence, in Statement Marking African Launch of Campaign

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Secretary-General Urges New Impetus to Strengthen Struggle against Anti-women Violence, in Statement Marking African Launch of Campaign

The following statement was read by Cheick Sidi Diarra, Special Adviser on Africa, on behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the African launch of the UNiTE campaign to end violence against women, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 January:
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