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Apr 1, 2012

BAN KI-MOON News, Apr 01, 2012

At Friends of Syria meeting, Ban urges States to back UN efforts to end crisis
UN News Centre
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries at the second Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, to support efforts by the United Nations and the League of Arab States to end the crisis in the Middle Eastern country, which has led to the ...
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As Myanmar Bans Voting in Parts of Kachin, UN's Ban Ki-moon Withholds Report?
Inner City Press
By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, March 31 -- As voting begins inMyanmar, or parts of Myanmar, the junta has banned polling in at least three constituencies in Kachin State, ostensibly because fighting with rebels makes it unsafe.
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Hold your governments to account, UN tells MPs
Daily Monitor
By Mercy Nalugo (email the author) The Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki- Moon has urged legislators to hold their governments to account whenever they fail to deliver on their promises. In a speech delivered for him by the special ...
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UN Budget Session Extended to Audit Ban's Overrun & Powers, Earth Hour Scam?
Inner City Press
By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, March 31 -- The UN's budget committee extended its deadline for the third time on March 30, as the US insisted on an outside auditor of cost overruns in Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's scandal plagued Capital ...
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Parliaments should be transparent- UN
Daily Monitor
By Sheila Naturinda (email the author) The United Nations Secretary GeneralBan Ki Moon has asked world Parliaments to ensure that they are more transparent and accountable to the people as they endeavor to do their oversight role.
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Autism: UN chief calls for more global action to combat discrimination
Afrique en Ligue
New York, US - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day should spur global action to combat the 'unacceptable discrimination, abuse and isolation' that people with the disorder and their loved ones face.
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UN Observes `Earth Hour' In New York
Leadership Newspapers
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in a statement in New York stated that the other UN facilities around the world observed it. Ban, said that it observed the symbolic power outage “in solidarity with men, women and children – 20 per cent of all ...
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Leadership Newspapers
India contributes over $ 4 million to UN fund
IBNLive.com
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri handed over a cheque for $4.17 million on Friday to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Ban thanked India for its consistent support to the UNDEF, saying he was pleased to receive the ...
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Blair meets PM, Fayyad in efforts to keep sides engaged
Jerusalem Post
Meanwhile, the Quartet principals – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon – are scheduled to meet inWashington to discuss ideas ...
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Denial Diplomacy
Iranian
He did, however, fulfill the commitment stipulated in his mandate by presenting two reports. Both Shaheed's March 12 report and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's March 21 report emphasize Iran's continued violations of human rights and its lack of ...
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UN goes dark for Earth Hour
indiablooms
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that the UN was turning off its lights “in solidarity with men, women and children – 20 per cent of all humankind – who live with no access to electricity.” Ban, who in September launched an initiative ...
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Earth Hour makes energy statement
Examiner.com
The event, sponsored by the United Nations, is “in solidarity with men, women and children – 20 per cent of all humankind – who live with no access to electricity,” according to UN General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon. For Ki-moon's address on the topic, ...
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UN to replace judge who quit Khmer Rouge court
Gulf Today
PHNOM PENH: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has said he will appoint a replacement for a Swiss judge who quit Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court amid a row with Phnom Penh about whether to pursue more suspects. Laurent Kasper-Ansermet rocked the UN-backed ...
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Planet is in critical state, warns science declaration
DAWN.com
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon said in a recorded address that he was “taking forward” a recommendation from his high-level science panel that he appoint a science advisor. Co-chair of the meeting, Lidia Brito, director of science policy and ...
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DAWN.com
Chinchilla: Herrero Omissions Weakens Government's Fight On Taxes
Inside Costa Rica
Presidenta Chinchilla, who arrived in the United States on Saturday for a meeting on Monday with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, made the statement to reporters from her Manhattan hotel. The La Nacion reports that during the ...
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UN concerned over funding for humanitarian services in Haiti
South Florida Caribbean News
Meanwhile, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Major-General Fernando Rodrigues Goulart of Brazil as the new Force Commander of the UNStabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The incoming Force Commander has served in the Brazilian ...
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UNASUR to Support Argentina at the UN
Prensa Latina
... international support to Argentina's sovereignty claims on the Malvinas Islands will be confirmed Monday at the United Nations through Union of South American Nations (Unasur) Chairman Maria Enma Mejia talks to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
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Cyprus protests to the UN over national airspace violations by Turkey
Famagusta Gazette
In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, dated 21 March, the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to theUnited Nations Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael expressed Cyprus' strong protest about the continued violations by Turkey against ...
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Famagusta Gazette
Int'l landmarks turn off lights in observation of Earth Hour
China Post
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the UN was turning off its lights “insolidarity with the men, women and children — 20 percent of all humankind — who live with no access to electricity,” adding that the Earth Hour movement was “a symbol of our ...
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The key is youth participation
Al-Arabiya
In fact, Mr. Ban Ki-moon fully acknowledged the legitimate demands of young people for a life in freedom and dignity. With a view to recent events in the Arab world, he did not hide his satisfaction that young people today show a growing resolve to use...
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Al-Arabiya
Why is the UN sexualising children?
InvestigateDaily
Here is how one report covers this very disturbing news: “The UN Commission on Population and Development is considering 'sexual and reproductive health and rights' for children as young as ten. Even the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon agrees.
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'Friends of Syria' conference starts in Istanbul
Ahram Online
The UN-Arab League envoy will however be absent from the conference, the second since a meeting in Tunis in February, as will his successor as UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon. Russia and China, Damascus's two remaining allies, have also opted out of ...
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Ahram Online
Annan plan only hope for Syria – UN head
The Voice of Russia
In a message to the 'Friends of Syria' conference Sunday, UN head Ban Ki-moon announced that the UN is exploring ways to monitor compliance with a proposed Syrian ceasefire. He also said it would be tackling the Syria situationin accordance with Kofi ...
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UN stamps highlight autism fight
Examiner.com
"Autism is not limited to a single region or a country; it is a worldwide challenge that requires global action,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a prepared statement. “People with autism are equal citizens who should enjoy all human rights and ...
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The Notebook: A constable retires; the city struggles with wayward carts; egg ...
Torrington Register Citizen
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that the UNwould be switching off their lights for Earth Hour on March 31, as he called on people, organizations and businesses to do the same, in solidarity with the 20 percent of men, ...
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Earth Hour 2012: Why Are The Lights Out? [BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS]
International Business Times
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations will show its support by turning off lights at the headquarters in New York. "Turning off our lights is a symbol of our commitment to sustainable energy for all," he said in a video statement.
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Leading the way
Times of India
India is working with the UN to tackle these issues on a global scale. UNsecretary-general Ban Ki-moon is championing two new initiatives - Every Woman Every Child and the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative - because access to energy and improving ...
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US Senate calls for release of religious prisoners in Iran
Iran Press Watch
The resolution took note of recent international measures that have cataloged the growing oppression of Baha'is and other religious minorities in Iran, such as recent reports on human rights in Iran by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
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Scientists warn of 'emergency on global scale'
Outcome Magazine
The conference gathered nearly 3000 environment scientists, economists, business executives and policymakers in the runup to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio. In a recorded message, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he welcomed ...
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Implement LLRC proposals in the country: Ban Ki-moon
[ Sunday, 01 April 2012, 02:32.24 PM GMT +05:30 ]. United Nations General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon, has expressed his desire to see the implementation of the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.
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Parliaments should be transparent – UN - In2EastAfrica - East ...
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The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has asked world Parliaments to ensure that they are more transparent and accountable to the people as they endeavor to do their oversight role. Mr Moon said the UN relies on strong, ...
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Pakistan News Watch - Planet is in critical state, warns science ...
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon said in a recorded address that he was “taking forward” a recommendation from his high-level science panel that he appoint a science advisor. Co-chair of the meeting, Lidia Brito, director of science ...
Pakistan News Watch
UN Chief Urges Syria Cease-Fire | Middle East | English
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference inPutrajaya outside. Photo: Reuters. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonspeaks ...
www.voanews.com/.../UN-Chief-Urges-Syria-Cease-Fire--143...
Ban Ki-moon: Assad must implement Kofi Annan's plan – video...
At the Arab League summit in Baghdad, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, puts ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../ban-ki-moon-assad-kofi-annans-plan-...
International community must 'speak with one voice ... - United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that the international community must ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to NewsCentre home ...
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Syria Conflict: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Says Unrest ...
Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations, Al Qaeda, Bashar Assad, Hezbollah, Syria, ...in the capital, Damascus, and the northern city of Aleppo have added a newand ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../syria-conflict-un-chief-global-im...
Ban Ki-moon hopes U.N. statement on Syria proves to be 'turning ...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L), seen here with Malaysian Prime ...In related news, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sent out a ...
www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/22/202349.html
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges North Korea to reconsider rocket - Yahoo!
News Canada: SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonis urging North Korea to reconsider its plan to launch a long-range rocket.
ca.news.yahoo.com/un-chief-ban-ki-moon-urges-north-korea-...
Ban Ki-Moon Commends Malaysia For Supporting UN ... - 1Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, March 22 (Bernama) — United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki- Moon commended Malaysia for its strong involvement in UN peacekeeping...
1malaysia.com.my/.../ban-ki-moon-commends-malaysia-for-s...
Antara News : Ban Ki-moon presents blue helmet to Yudhoyono
Bogor, W Java (ANTARA News) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a blue helmet to President Susilo Yudhoyono as a symbol of ...
www.antaranews.com/.../ban-ki-moon-presents-blue-helmet-to...
Photos News: KNPB Demo on Ban Ki Moon visit in Indonesia ...
Photos News: KNPB Demo on Ban Ki Moon visit in Indonesia Demand Referendum in West Papua on 15 March 2012. By WPNews. Mar 19, 2012, 01:46 ...
www.infopapua.org/artman/publish/article_2629.shtml
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns of 'dangerous trajectory' in Syria
REPORTING FROM BEIRUT -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that "the conflict in Syria is on a dangerous trajectory, with potential...
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News -- Ban Ki-moon may name Nigerian to top UN post
AS he shops for tested hands to build a team for his second term in office, theUnited Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has pledged to name a ...
odili.net/news/source/2012/mar/20/18.html
Syria: Arab League In Baghdad, Iraq, As UN's Ban Ki Moon, Arab ...
The United Nations chief has urged Syria's president to immediately implement an agreed ...
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Ban Ki-moon asks SBY to contribute helicopters | The Jakarta Post
Welcome: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, left, walks with U.N.Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, right, before a meeting at Presidential Palace in Bogor, ...
www.thejakartapost.com/.../ban-ki-moon-asks-sby-contribute-...
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