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  1. Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez addresses the UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 23, 2009.
  2. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) waits before delivering his remarks at the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2009.
  3. Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia, arrives at the United Nations Climate Change Summit September 22, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York.
  4. People pass by a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  5. A man passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  6. A woman passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  7. A woman passes near a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  8. A young man passes by a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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