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Issues of peace and security in centre of a Seminar UNOCA/Libreville, October 9, 2011 . At the initiative of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) , Special Representatives of the Secretary General of the UN, Regional Directors and the Resident Coordinators of UN System in…

New York, 22 November 2011 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a high-level meeting in New York today with representatives of the Governments of Cameroon and Nigeria in order to review the progress of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission and encourage the parties to complete their…

New York, 22 November 2011 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a high-level meeting in New York today with representatives of the Governments of Cameroon and Nigeria in order to review the progress of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission and encourage the parties to complete their…

Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Robert Watkins continued today a round of meetings with Lebanese interlocutors to discuss the report of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the implementation of resolution 1701 that was submitted…

KABUL - Commemorating World Diabetes Day, WHO and the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, stressed the importance of informing Afghans about preventing diabetes symptoms and seeking help through the public health service sector. Recognizing the importance of the…

Juba, 11 November 2011 - Ms. Lise Grande has strongly condemned the aerial bombardment of Pariang County on 10 November and expressed serious concern about the impact of the bombing on the civilian population in the area.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – The 2011 Economic Forum and the Sixth Session of the Governing Council of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) titled "20 Years of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Central Asia: Successes, Challenges and Perspectives" was held in…

UNMIK/PR/1769 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Farid Zarif today strongly condemned the shooting incidents that occurred yesterday in the northern part of Mitrovicë /Mitrovica, as a result of which one person died and two others were injured. “Any act of…

3 November 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari extends his sincere and best wishes to the people and the government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice). In his message Mr. Gambari said “On behalf of the UNAMID and myself,I wish you all a blessed…

Hosting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hilde F. Johnson Read the full transcript