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Ban speaks out against Israeli plans to expand settlements

UN : Security Council: 15 hours ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israels settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. ...read article

UN political chief arrives in Nepal as appeal for aid is launched

UN : Security Council: 15 hours ago
The top United Nations political official arrived in Nepal today for a three-day visit to assess the state of the peace process which ended 10 years of fighting between the Government and Maoists. ...read article

Myanmar: Secretary-General voices concern at new electoral laws

UN : Security Council: 15 hours ago
New electoral laws unveiled by authorities in Myanmar do not meet United Nations expectations of what is required for an inclusive political process in the Asian country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. ...read article

In Gaza, UN teams destroy unexploded ordnance with white phosphorus

UN : Security Council: 15 hours ago
Special United Nations bomb disposal units today successfully destroyed two unexploded ordnance (UXO) containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip, the first of a series of planned activities to be conducted in the region over the coming months. ...read article

Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year

UN : Security Council: 15 hours ago
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and to ensure a peaceful transition following next years referendum on southern ... ...read article

Ban to visit Israel and occupied Palestinian territories later this month

UN : Security Council: 1 day ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip after attending next weeks meeting in Moscow on the Middle East peace process, his spokesperson announced today. ...read article

Head of UN mission in Haiti says humanitarian aid will be needed until 2011

UN : Security Council: 1 day ago
Nearly two months after Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, the top United Nations official there says the country is moving towards recovery and reconstruction but will need continued urgent humanitarian relief for at least the next 12 ... ...read article

UN chief appeals for restraint amid more inter-religious strife in Nigeria

UN : Security Council: 2 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern about the situation in the Nigerian city of Jos, where inter-religious violence has once again taken a deadly toll, and called for all sides to exercise maximum restraint. ...read article

Applauding election turnout, UN envoy to Iraq calls for unity

UN : Security Council: 2 days ago
The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today praised millions of Iraqis who voted in Sundays parliamentary elections in a call for political candidates and groups to respect the democratic process as counting got under way around the country. ...read article

Secretary-General hopes Moscow meeting will spur direct Israeli-Palestinian talks

UN : Security Council: 2 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hopes the upcoming meeting in the Russian capital of the diplomatic group supporting the Middle East peace process will lead to direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. ...read article

Ban voices concern about lack of progress on key issues in Sri Lanka

UN : Security Council: 2 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concerns about the lack of progress on political reconciliation, the treatment of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the setting up of an accountability process in Sri Lanka since the United Nations ... ...read article

Secretary-General calls for calm in post-election Togo

UN : Security Council: 3 days ago
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in Togo, where the provisional results of the 4 March presidential election were announced on Saturday, and for any grievances to be resolved through the proper channels. ...read article

Missing UN-African Union soldiers make safe return thanks to local Darfurians

UN : Security Council: 3 days ago
Two peacekeepers who were missing after an attack on an African Union-United Nations patrol in Darfur have made a safe return with the assistance of the local population, the joint mission reported today. ...read article

Citing recent tensions, Security Council urges restraint by Israelis, Palestinians

UN : Security Council: 4 days ago
Members of the United Nations Security Council have called for restraint by all sides and an early return to the negotiating table, while voicing their concern at the current “tense” situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, ... ...read article

Darfur: two peacekeepers missing after ambush on UN-African Union patrol

UN : Security Council: 4 days ago
A search is underway for two peacekeepers missing after an ambush on a joint African Union-United Nations patrol in an area of Darfur that has been the scene of recent clashes. ...read article

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