Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Accra, Ghana - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Judge Navanethem Pillay of South Africa as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday sent a warm welcome to the decision by Cypriot leaders to restart full- fledged peace talks in September for a comprehensive solution to the ethnically divided island. Greek Cypriot leader Dimit...
Exploring International Law (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Navanethem PillayTo follow up on a previous post-- the New York Times reports: The United Nations secretary general named a South African judge, Navanethem Pillay, as the next high
Daled Amos (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
“I’m very much encouraged by the exchange of prisoners. I hope this will be the beginning of many to come in the future.” Ban Ki-moon Funny, Hamas has been saying the same thing. The Secretary General apparently thinks this is quite a success: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today’s long-anticipated prisoner exchange between Israel and the Lebanese group Hizbollah, following months
International (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
BAN DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT PROPOSED ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY IN WEST BANK New York, Jul 24 2008 2:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern about the announcement today of the initial approval by the Ministry of Defense of 20 residential units in the Israeli military post of Maskiyot in the West Bank. "The Secretary-General has stressed many times before that settlement construction...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about a plan by Israel to build a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank, a ...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | yesterday
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about Israel's plan to build a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank. In a statement, Ban's spokeswoman Michele Montas said the Secretary-General had often stressed that the construction or expansion of settlements went against international law. She said Ban urged Israel to "heed the call" of the Middle East Quartet of peace mediators...
Harold Doan & Associates Ltd. (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
HIV/AIDS TO BE FOCUS OF BAN'S UPCOMING MEXICO VISIT Press Release - UN News Center Jul 23 2008 The fight against AIDS will be one of the top priorities on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he makes his first official visit to Mexico next month. Together with Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Mr. Ban will open the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, marking...
Harold Doan & Associates Ltd. (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
BAN CONVENES MEETING 'GROUP OF FRIENDS' MEETING ON MYANMAR Press Release - UN News Center Jul 23 2008 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a meeting of the so-called "Group of Friends" established to review developments in Myanmar. The participants were briefed by Mr. Ban's Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari on his trip planned for next month to the South-East Asian nation, where the Government...
Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
BAN CONVENES MEETING 'GROUP OF FRIENDS' MEETING ON MYANMAR New York, Jul 23 2008 6:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a meeting of the so-called "Group of Friends" established to review developments in Myanmar. The participants were briefed by Mr. Ban's Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari on his trip planned for next month to the South-East Asian nation, where the Government forcefully cracked...
International (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
BAN CONVENES MEETING 'GROUP OF FRIENDS' MEETING ON MYANMAR New York, Jul 23 2008 6:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a meeting of the so-called "Group of Friends" established to review developments in Myanmar. The participants were briefed by Mr. Ban's Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari on his trip planned for next month to the South-East Asian nation, where the Government forcefully cracked...
Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
HIV/AIDS TO BE FOCUS OF BAN'S UPCOMING MEXICO VISIT New York, Jul 23 2008 4:00PM The fight against AIDS will be one of the top priorities on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he makes his first official visit to Mexico next month. Together with Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Mr. Ban will open the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, marking the first...
International (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
HIV/AIDS TO BE FOCUS OF BAN'S UPCOMING MEXICO VISIT New York, Jul 23 2008 4:00PM The fight against AIDS will be one of the top priorities on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he makes his first official visit to Mexico next month. Together with Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Mr. Ban will open the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, marking the first...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday released details of a letter he received from Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah outlining his group’s conditions for further prisoner deals with Israel.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on being elected the first president of the Republic of Nepal.Ban used the occasion to urge all political players in the Asian nation to work together to create a coalition government, a news release issued at the international organization's headquarters in New York said.Yadav was elected by Nepal's Constituent Assembly in a run-off...
