UN Peace and Security
UN chief renews call for entry into force of treaty banning nuclear tests
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world.
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Ban appoints Rwandan General as military chief of UN integrated Mali mission
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Jean Bosco Kazura as Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
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In wake of attacks, UN calls on Libyans to support legitimate institutions
Sun, 06/16/2013 - 00:00The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today called on all citizens to support their country's legitimate institutions, following armed attacks in Benghazi, which resulted in several deaths and injuries.
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Following latest attacks, UN envoy urges Iraqi leaders to establish dialogue
Sun, 06/16/2013 - 00:00The United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned the latest wave of car bombings across Iraq that injured dozens of civilians, and called on the country's leaders to sit together and address the nation's current challenges.
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UN chief congratulates Hasan Rowhani on election as President of Iran
Sat, 06/15/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Hasan Rowhani on his election as the next President of Iran, and commended the country's high turnout to the polls.
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Ban deplores deadly attacks targeting female students in Pakistan
Sat, 06/15/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a series of deadly attacks targeting a bus, a hospital facility and a historic house in Pakistan, which killed at least 20 civilians, many of whom were female students.
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UN officials strongly condemn attack on Iranian exile camp in Iraq
Sat, 06/15/2013 - 00:00Two United Nations officials today strongly condemned an attack on Camp Liberty, an Iranian exile camp in Iraq, and called on the Government to assist and protect camp residents in need.
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International support key for positive relations between Serbia and Kosovo - UN envoy
Fri, 06/14/2013 - 00:00Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure positive momentum' is sustained between Serbia and Kosovo, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today.
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Ban renews appeal for access to Syria for UN chemical weapons probe
Fri, 06/14/2013 - 00:00United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the need for an on-the-ground investigation into allegations of reported chemical weapons use in Syria, and called again on Damascus to grant his team long sought access.
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UN chief deeply concerned' by Israel's continuing West Bank settlement expansion
Fri, 06/14/2013 - 00:00Calling reported ongoing settlement construction in the West Bank "unhelpful" and a "deeply worrisome trend," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his calls on Israel to heed the global community to freeze settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law.
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UN condemns shelling of Sudan base which killed blue helmet,' injured two others
Fri, 06/14/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms the shelling on a United Nations logistics base in Sudan's South Kordofan State which killed at least one UN peacekeeper and wounded two others.
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New UN envoy hails Somaliland as island of relative peace and stability' in insecure region
Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:00The new United Nations envoy for Somalia arrived today in Somaliland, which he said has remained "an island of relative peace and stability" and could provide lessons for peace consolidation throughout the wider region.
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Enhanced regional cooperation vital to curbing spread of terrorism, senior UN official says
Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:00The top United Nations political official today urged participants at an international counter-terrorism conference to work with the Organization to enhance regional coordination and coherence to overcome the threat of terrorism and extremism.
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Afghanistan: Ban condemns deadly attack near Kabul's Supreme Court building
Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged an immediate halt to attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan following a suicide attack near the Supreme Court building in the capital city.
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Ban recommends strengthening UN peacekeeping force in Golan Heights
Thu, 06/13/2013 - 00:00Warning that recent clashes in the Golan Heights area are threatening the decades-long ceasefire between Syria and Israel and putting civilians and United Nations personnel at risk, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended enhancing the self-defence capacity of the UN Mission there.
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Senegalese general to head UN peacebuilding office in Central African Republic
Wed, 06/12/2013 - 00:00Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office for the Central African Republic (BINUCA) based in Bangui.
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Guinea: Ban welcomes multi-party dialogue to overcome electoral challenges
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 00:00The spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the UN chief is "encouraged" by the progress made in the multi-party political dialogue underway in the Guinean capital, Conakry.
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UN mission deplores deadly attack against Afghan government workers
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 00:00The United Nations mission in Afghanistan strongly condemned today's attack against government employees in the capital, Kabul, which killed at least 17 civilians and injured 40 - the latest incident amid a worsening security environment in the country.
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Following violent clashes in Iraq, Ban stresses need for dialogue, reconciliation
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 00:00Voicing concern over the upsurge of violence in Iraq, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on all parties to redouble their efforts to support reconciliation and end sectarian violence.
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Security Council: despite challenges, Yemen's political transition on course, says UN official
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 00:00With the second round of the Yemen's national dialogue under way, the political transition in the country is largely on course, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, urging continued cooperation and coordination among political parties, the Government and the donor community.
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