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International (Free subscription) | yesterday
INCOMING UN ENVOY TO CYPRUS MEETS WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL New York, Jul 23 2008 3:00PM The incoming senior United Nations representative in Cyprus is in New York today for talks with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and briefings with UN officials about the situation in the Mediterranean country. Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister, is due to arrive in Cyprus on Sunday,...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
The Secretary-General convened, today, a meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General on Myanmar to discuss the upcoming visit of his Special Adviser,
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International (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES FIRST PRESIDENT OF NEPAL New York, Jul 22 2008 2:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Ram Baran Yadav on his election as the first President of the Republic of Nepal, and called on all parties in the Asian country to cooperate in forming a new government. Dr. Yadav was elected by Nepal's Constituent Assembly on Monday. The election was...
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Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES FIRST PRESIDENT OF NEPAL New York, Jul 22 2008 2:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Ram Baran Yadav on his election as the first President of the Republic of Nepal, and called on all parties in the Asian country to cooperate in forming a new government. Dr. Yadav was elected by Nepal's Constituent Assembly on Monday. The election was...
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International (Free subscription) | yesterday
SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES GLOBAL POSTAL SERVICES IN MESSAGE TO UN-LED CONGRESS New York, Jul 23 2008 2:00PM Postal workers play a valuable role in supporting migration, fund transfers, transport, trade, education and literacy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message to the 24th Universal Postal Congress in Geneva. "Postal services are universal, connecting people throughout...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Expressing concern over the recent escalation of tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on both sides to peacefully resolve the situation. There is a build-up of military forces near the Preah Vihear Temple in Cambodia, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) earlier this month....
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today joined representatives of Burma's democracy movement in calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to increase pressure on the military regime, as the UN Se...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has welcomed the 21 July 2008 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on a framework for negotiations towards a political settlement by Zimbabwe's main political leaders.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Brussels - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer welcomed Tuesday the arrest of Bosnian Serb suspected war criminal Radovan Karadzic, commending the Serbian authorities for this important act of cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal. I...
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International (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR CALM BETWEEN CAMBODIA AND THAILAND New York, Jul 21 2008 5:00PM Expressing concern over the recent escalation of tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on both sides to peacefully resolve the situation. There is a build-up of military forces near the Preah Vihear Temple in Cambodia, which was inscribed on the World...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
U.N. Secretary-General warns of “double jeopardy” of high food and fuel prices V. Jayanth Calls for global partnership to save the poor; “Act immediately to boost agricultural output” CHENNAI: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the “double jeopardy” of high food and fuel prices threatened to undermine much of the progress made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals...
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Oh My News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the issue, Iran and Iraq have agreed to send their foreign ministers to New York to meet with UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar.On Friday, 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research.This week, I received copy of a letter from Dr. Hans Koechler, international observer at the Lockerbie trial, addressed to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband concerning...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), by which the Council decided to establish the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and requested the Secretary-General to report at regular intervals on the implementation of the mandate. It covers the activities of UNMIK and developments related thereto from 1 March to 25 June 2008....
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Ban Ki Moon, is planning to nominate a South African judge, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as high commissioner for human rights, according to a United Nations official briefed on the appointment.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
NATO's secretary general said Thursday that Pakistan must be involved in international attempts to end cross-border attacks into ...