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SC in February; Syria; Iraq; Mali
SC in February: The President of the SC for the month of February, ROK’s Kim Sook, briefed the press today on the SC’s program of work for this month. The Council will hold an open debate on the...
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Mali; Syria; Middle East; The SC
Mali: USG for DPA, Jeffrey Feltman attended the Support and Follow-up Group on Mali meeting in Brussels today. Feltman urged that the pledges made at the Donors’ Conference in Addis Ababa last month...
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DPKO; CSD; World Bank; Rights Protocol; FGM
DPKO: USG for DPKO, Herve Ladsous, briefed the press today on the new challenges to his department in2013. He noted that despite the shared desire by the international community to address the...
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Myanmar; DRC; Islamic Summit; Iraq; Liberia
Myanmar: The SG yesterday welcomed a joint statement issued by Myanmar’s Peacemaking Committee and the delegation of the Kachin Independence Organization in China, in which they agreed to work on an...
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Iraq; Syria; The Pope; Darfur; Mozambique
Iraq: The SG today strongly condemned Saturday’s mortar attack on Camp Liberty – the temporary transit center near Baghdad for former residents of Camp Ashraf – which killed a number of residents and...
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DPRK; Child Soldiers; WFP; CAR
DPRK: The SG strongly condemned Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons test this morning at a SC session on the issue. Mr. Ban said that the test is a clear and grave violation of the relevant SC resolutions and...
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The SG; ECOSOC; DSG; Sahel; Burundi
The SG: The SG arrived in Washington DC this morning. Addressing the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, he noted that the global influence of the Americas as a whole was on the...
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SG in DC; Gaza; Ending VAW; Somalia; Sudan
SG in DC: The SG met with new Secretary of State John Kerry this morning. The two leaders discussed the nuclear tests in DPRK, Syria, Mali, and Iran. The SG said that he welcomes plans for both...
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DSG; Youth Envoy; Sahel; Mali; Syria; Next week at the UN
DSG: DSG Jan Eliasson will travel to Asia from February 20- March 2, where he will visit China, the Republic of Korea and Japan. During his visit, he will hold bilateral meetings with senior Government...
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Palestine; Syria; VAW; Afghanistan; Liberia
Palestine: The SG is “deeply concerned” over the condition of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli custody. The SG has received a letter from Palestinian President Abbas and the SG of the...
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Israel; Sahel; Myanmar; South Sudan
Israel: On Monday evening, the SG spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone to discuss the need for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. The SG stressed the urgency of...
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Haiti; The SG; WASH; Environment; Colonialism
Haiti: Following a claim for compensation filed in November 2011 for cholera victims in Haiti, the UN today announced that it will not be compensating such claims pursuant to Section 29 of the...
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The SC; DRC; Mali; Syria; Next week at the UN
The SC: SRSG for the DRC, Robert Meece, briefed the SC today on the deteriorating situation in the country. He noted that there have been widespread reports of violence and threats against those who...
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two...
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.” He...
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The SG; The SC; MDGs; DRC
The SG: The SG delivered remarks by video at a conference on post-2015 in Timor-Leste entitled ‘Development for All: Stop conflict, build states and eradicate poverty’ yesterday. “Transforming violent...
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under...
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The SG; Iraq; Chambers; Myanmar; Next week at the UN
The SG: The SG delivered the annual Sergio Vieira de Mello lecture in Geneva today, noting that Sergio Vieira de Mello and the colleagues who died with him in Baghdad proved that the UN remains...
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