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Window of Opportunity to Protect Natural Capital Diminishing, Secretary-General Warns, as He Urges Bold, Creative New Thinking from UNEP Governing Council

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Window of Opportunity to Protect Natural Capital Diminishing, Secretary-General Warns, as He Urges Bold, Creative New Thinking from UNEP Governing Council

24 February 2010
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12764
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Window of Opportunity to Protect Natural Capital Diminishing, Secretary-General


Warns, As He Urges Bold, Creative New Thinking from UNEP Governing Council

Bureau of Palestinian Rights Committee ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Israel’s Announcement Concerning Religious Sites in Occupied Palestinian Territory

GA/PAL/1151

Bureau of Palestinian Rights Committee ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Israel’s Announcement Concerning Religious Sites in Occupied Palestinian Territory

The following statement was issued on 24 February by the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in connection with the announcement by the Government of Israel concerning religious sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory:

Secretary-General, in Message, Commends Decolonization Committee for Achievements, Says ‘Creative Solutions’ Needed for Remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories

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Secretary-General, in Message, Commends Decolonization Committee for Achievements, Says ‘Creative Solutions’ Needed for Remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2010 session of the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in New York, 25 February:

Secretary-General Hails 2010 as Landmark Year for Special Committee on Decolonization in Message to Organizational Meeting

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Secretary-General Hails 2010 as Landmark Year for Special Committee on Decolonization in Message to Organizational Meeting

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that 2010 would be an important year for the Special Committee on Decolonization because it marked both the end of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism and the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

Gender Equality, Empowering Women Central to All Other Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

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Gender Equality, Empowering Women Central to All Other Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message for International Women’s Day, to be observed under the theme “Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all” on 8 March:

Security Council Presidential Statement Welcomes Steps Taken by Iraq to Support International Non-Proliferation Regime, Comply with Disarmament Treaties

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Security Council Presidential Statement Welcomes Steps Taken by Iraq to Support International Non-Proliferation Regime, Comply with Disarmament Treaties

Welcoming the steps taken by the Iraqi Government to support the international non-proliferation regime and adhere to global disarmament standards, the United Nations Security Council today underlined its readiness to consider lifting the trade sanctions it imposed on Iraq following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, including on materials that were capable of being used for chemical and biological weapons or ballistic missiles.

General Assembly Requests Secretary-General to Submit Further Report on Investigations into Violations During Gaza Conflict

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General Assembly Requests Secretary-General to Submit Further Report on Investigations into Violations During Gaza Conflict

Taking note of the Secretary-General’s recent inconclusive report on investigations into possible violations of international law during the deadly 2008/2009 conflict in Gaza, the General Assembly today requested a further report in five months.
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