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UN envoy proposes set of principles to guide peace efforts in DR Congo
UN Peace and Security - Tue, 05/21/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region today proposed a set of principles to guide immediate peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while voicing concerns over renewed fighting in the eastern part of the country.
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Madagascar: Secretary-General concerned by latest electoral developments
UN Peace and Security - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 00:00
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shares the concerns expressed earlier by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union over the latest developments in the electoral process in Madagascar, according to the spokesperson for the world body's chief.
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DR Congo: UN voices concern as fighting resumes between Government and M23 forces
UN Peace and Security - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced its concern about renewed clashes between rebels from the 23 March Movement (M23) and the national armed forces in the eastern city of Goma.
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Ban concerned about provocations after latest DPR Korea missile test
UN Peace and Security - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 00:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his concern about provocations and tensions on the Korean Peninsula following reports that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched short-range guided missiles into the sea on Saturday.
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General Assembly adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization list
UN Peace and Security - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to “facilitate rapid progress [ ] towards a self-determination process.”
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UN chief appoints head of peacekeeping mission in Mali
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands as the head of the recently approved United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
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UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers, looting in Golan
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:00
Members of the Security Council have strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months.
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Iraq: UN envoy urges political leaders to help end bloodshed following latest bombings
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:00
The top United Nations official in Iraq today urged Iraqi leaders to protect civilians following a wave of bombings over the past few days which have claimed more innocent lives.
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Syria conference should be held as soon as possible,' Ban says during visit to Russia
UN Peace and Security - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:00
Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum.
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South Sudan: UN reinforces peacekeeping presence in Pibor town amid violence
UN Peace and Security - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 00:00
Additional United Nations peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in South Sudan's Jonglei state where the situation remains tense amid recent violence, looting and displacement, the Secretary-General's spokesperson today said.
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Ban stresses need for Israeli, Palestinian leaders to resume meaningful negotiations
UN Peace and Security - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 00:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, stressed the need for the parties to create the conditions conducive to resuming meaningful negotiations, his spokesperson said today.
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UN chief very concerned' about deteriorating security in northeast Nigeria
UN Peace and Security - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 00:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state of emergency has been declared in parts of the northeast.
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UN welcomes donors' 3.25 billion pledge to help rebuild Mali
UN Peace and Security - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations today welcomed the international community's pledge of 3.25 billion to support a recovery plan for Mali, which is emerging from a recent crisis that saw its northern territory overtaken by extremists and hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by conflict.
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Outraged' by rising death toll in Syria, General Assembly demands halt to all violence
UN Peace and Security - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 00:00
Expressing grave concern at the continuing escalation of violence in Syria, the United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution reiterating its call for rapid progress on a political transition, "which represents the best opportunity to resolve the situation [ ] peacefully."
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CAR: UN envoy urges Security Council to bolster security, consider sanctions against rebels
UN Peace and Security - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 00:00
A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy today told the Security Council, while also calling on the body to consider sanctions against rebel groups for gross violations of human rights.
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Ban pledges UN commitment to stable, prosperous Mali in message to Brussels meeting
UN Peace and Security - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations is committed to ensuring a stable and prosperous future for Mali, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message to a meeting in Brussels devoted to restoring the West African nation to the path of peace and security, good governance and long-term development.
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Security Council condemns deadly attack near hospital in Benghazi
UN Peace and Security - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 00:00
The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms' an attack near a hospital in the city of Benghazi, and stressed that the international community remains committed to supporting Libya's democratic transition.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina lags in progress to regional integration, Security Council told
UN Peace and Security - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 00:00
Political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still falling short of the expectations of their citizens and the international community, causing the country to slip farther behind its neighbours in regional integration, the Security Council was today told.
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UN chief discusses new UN mission in Mali with Togolese President Gnassingbé
UN Peace and Security - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 00:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has met with Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé to discuss recent developments in Africa, the importance of promoting sustainable peace and security in West Africa and the creation of a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali to which Togo has contributed.
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During visit, UN peacekeeping chief reaffirms commitment to support Lebanon
UN Peace and Security - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 00:00
During his meeting today in Lebanon with senior Government officials, the head United Nations peacekeeping operations reaffirmed the Organization's commitment to work with the authorities to safeguard the country against negative regional developments.
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