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-The world's oceans have risen by about an inch and a half. -Droughts and wildfires have turned more severe worldwide, from the U.S. West to Australia to the Sahel desert of North Africa. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Colombo's decision to grant freedom of movement to the displaced Tamils living in the military guarded camps at the Northern Vayuniya district in Sri Lanka. Full Article at ddi News
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With traffic accidents causing the deaths of more than one million people every year, more than malaria or diabetes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged greater efforts to better protect the millions upon millions who travel the world’s roads every... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Colombos decision to grant freedom of movement to the displaced Tamils living in the military guarded camps at the Northern Vayuniya district in Sri Lanka. Full Article at The Nation
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to grant more free movement to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and also hailed the government's move to release more than half of the... Full Article at Xinhua
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Nov. 20, 2009 - With traffic accidents causing the deaths of more than one million people every year, more than malaria or diabetes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged greater efforts to better protect the millions upon millions who travel the... Full Article at YubaNet
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21 November 2009 The UN late Friday promised a visiting Iraqi delegation that it would dispatch to Baghdad an assessment mission to provide the country with technical support and to study its infrastructure of counter-terrorism, the Iraqi Mission... Full Article at Zawya.com
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UNICEFs Executive Board President, Ambassador Oumar Daou (far left), UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman (third from left) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) join civil society representatives at the commemoration of the 20th... Full Article at UNICEF: News
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POLITICS: UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (IPS) - A special U.N. summit of world leaders, scheduled to take place next year, is expected to make "a final push" to help reach the world body's widely-touted development goals by the targeted date of 20... Full Article at Inter Press Service
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(UNITED NATIONS) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the appointment of the EU's first president as a move to strengthen Europe's efforts to bolster "peace, security, human rights and sustainable development." Full Article at EUbusiness
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New York, Nov 20 2009 1:10PM Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (<"http://unmil.org/index.asp">UNMIL ) to join law enforcement agencies in the... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced the hope for increased cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations following the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as the first EU President and Catherine Ashton as EU High Representative for... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality... Full Article at Xinhua
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Armed conflict, inadequate infrastructure, weak governance, limited financing and technological abilities, and policies that stifle entrepreneurship, limit competition and raise the cost of doing business are hindering the industrialization that Africa... Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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Theme chosen to address critical need to protect human rights and attain access for all to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support. Full Article at The Advocate
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Ahead of the Copenhagen Conference, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has asked developed countries to pledge $10 billion at the meet to jumpstart the process to combat climate change. Full Article at Hindustan Times
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday welcomed the appointment of the new head and foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU), saying that he "looks forward to working closely" with both of them for... Full Article at Xinhua
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Industrialization can serve as "a critical engine of economic growth and development" for Africa, which, like the rest of the world, continues to feel the impact of the global economic and financial crisis, UN... Full Article at Xinhua
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday called on the international community to "seize the opportunity and build a world that is fit for children" at a time when children across the globe fall victim to... Full Article at Xinhua
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US- and Canadian-based Tamils protest near the US Capitol in Washington on November 20, 2009 to bring attention to the end of the 180-day period promised by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon for the release of an estimated 300,000 Tamils held in...
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United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon listens during a joint press conference at the end of the first day of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the FAO on November 16, 2009 at its headquarters in Rome. The summit is bringing together more than 60 heads of states and government.
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Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf (L) and United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon give a joint press conference at the end of the first day of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 16, 2009 at i...
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Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf (L) and United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon give a joint press conference at the end of the first day of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 16, 2009 at i...
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(From L) Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf, United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon and Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Josette Sheeran give a joint press conference at the end of the first day of a World Summit on Food Security organiz...
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(From L) Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf, United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon and Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Josette Sheeran shake hands after a joint press conference at the end of the first day of a World Summit on Food Sec...
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ROME - NOVEMBER 16: Director General of the FAO Jacques Diouf (L), Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (C) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R), during the opening of the World Summit for Food Security 2009 organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
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United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon (L) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attend a session of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 16, 2009 at its headquarters in Rome.
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(From L) United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon, Italian Senate President Renato Schifani and head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf for the inaugural ceremony of a World Summit on Food Security organized by the FAO on November 16, 2009 at its headquarters in R...
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Actress Emma Thompson and Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon attend the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists event at the United Nations on November 11, 2009 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Mushtaq Yusufzai, actress Emma Thompson, Imelda V. Abano, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, Helen Bamber, Samuel Addo Agyemang and Ali El-Bahnasawy attend the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists event at the United Nations...
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Mushtaq Yusufzai, actress Emma Thompson, Imelda V. Abano, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, Helen Bamber, Samuel Addo Agyemang and Ali El-Bahnasawy attend the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists event at the United Nations...
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I have come to Kabul to express my solidarity with the UN staff and Afghan people at this difficult time
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but to cite United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at this week's food summit in Rome, there are still 200 million children under age 5 in the developing world who are undernourished and stunted in their growth. Six million of them die every year, from causes related to malnutrition. And the U.S. ...
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This has been a difficult election process for Afghanistan, and lessons must be learned
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US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel and the Hamas authorities in Gaza to cooperate with the United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate the allegations of serious Israeli violations during the war on Gaza. The mission will be headed by the reputable Jus...
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These women and men went to Afghanistan with many talents. But they shared a common goal, that is, to help the Afghan people
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Following a decision by the Secretary-General (Ban Ki-moon), the presence of international staff in northwestern Pakistan has been reduced to those staff who are vital for emergency, humanitarian relief or security operations, among other essential operations
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In response to a request from the Government of Iraq, I will send Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco to Iraq
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Secretary General [Ban Ki-moon] sees U.S. engagement as vital for a climate change deal ... He stated that we cannot afford another period where the U.S. stands on the sidelines.
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The United Nations will do its utmost for the conduct of the second round of elections scheduled for 7 November 2009 in a free, fair, transparent and secure environment
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Rwanda is a huge contributor and this is acknowledged by all of us, and above all, the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He wanted me to deliver this message to President Kagame
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Like my predecessors as Secretary-General, I have welcomed Joseph Verner Reed’s advice and support on a wide range of matters, gained through his rich and varied diplomatic career serving both his country and the United Nations
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consider the Goldstone report and for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to report back to the Human Rights Council on Israel's adherence to it
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Countless innocent civilians and the United Nations itself have suffered heinous terrorist acts
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been very concerned at the recent clashes in Jerusalem, and I have been in contact with all sides in an effort to defuse tensions
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This range of experience allows the United Nations to address terrorism as part of our broader mission to promote development, human rights and peace. It also promotes synergies and information-sharing, and allows each entity to maximize its comparative advantage
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I would like to join the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and others in condemning this outrageous attack
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Those we remember today were patrolling from the skies, but they could see something farther on the horizon: a brighter and more hopeful future for all the people of Haiti
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The U.S.-sponsored measure, passed by a 15-0 vote, creates a special United Nations envoy to coordinate efforts to combat the use of rape as a weapon of war and directs U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to dispatch a team of experts to advise governments on how best to prosecute offenders
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We are entering an era of renewed multilateralism, a new era where the challenges facing humankind demand global common cause and uncommon global effort. President Obama embodies the new spirit of dialogue and engagement on the world's biggest problems: climate change, nuclear disarmament and a wide ran...
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Mr. Ban Ki-moon, my message is simple: Your words show you take this issue seriously. But now I want to see what action you will take to secure the release of my family and all Burma's political prisoners.
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This is a terrible tragedy for the UN and for the whole humanitarian community in Pakistan
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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations is considering issuing a flash appeal for emergency assistance from both member states and non-government organizations
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the burden of proof is on Iran
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There has been progress, in particular from the Chinese side, from the Japanese side now, and the UN meeting with (UN Secretary General) Ban Ki-moon
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We will work hard for democracy, national reconciliation and human rights in Myanmar
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