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2 July, 2009
AFR/1869-DC/3184RWANDA TO HOST UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL MEETING ON PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SMALL ARMS IN KIGALI, 8-9 JULY

L/3145AD HOC COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 51/210 CONCLUDES SESSION WITHOUT FINAL AGREEMENT ON COUNTER-TERRORISM CONVENTION

ORG/1517INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS SEVENTH SESSION IN NEW YORK

SG/SM/12348-AFR/1867SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS GHANA, GAMBIA FOR PEACEFULLY RESOLVING DIFFERENCES OVER DEATHS, DISAPPEARANCES OF GHANAIAN NATIONALS IN GAMBIA IN 2005

SG/SM/12349-AFR/1868SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY ONGOING CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN NIGER, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT, POLITICAL DIALOGUE TO RESOLVE CRISIS

SG/SM/12350SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT, HAILS REGION’S LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE, APPROACH TO NARCO-TRAFFICKING

1 July, 2009
DSG/SM/464-AFR/1865-DEV/2758DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SPELLS OUT FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR AFRICA, LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AT SIDE EVENT OF CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

DSG/SM/465-AFR/1866FOOD SECURITY, VIOLENT CONFLICT, RETURN OF COUPS AMONG CHALLENGES REQUIRING RESOLUTE ACTION, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT

SG/SM/12344MODEL UN CONFERENCE NO EMPTY ROLE-PLAYING EXERCISE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS, FACULTY

SG/SM/12345LET US NOT BE DEFINED BY DIFFERENCES, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN MESSAGE TO LEADERS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS

SG/SM/12346-OBV/799-POP/977INVESTING IN WOMEN’S HEALTH CAN ‘SAVE THE LIVES OF HALF A MILLION MOTHERS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY

SG/T/2682ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN UNITED KINGDOM, 21-22 JUNE

SG/T/2683ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ITALY, 26-27 JUNE

30 June, 2009
DEV/2757-ECO/160DELEGATES CALLED ON TO TRANSLATE BOLD NEW FRAMEWORK INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION, AS UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS CONCLUDES

GA/10841GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING BUDGET OF NEARLY $7.8 BILLION FOR PERIOD 1 JULY 2009 TO 20 JUNE 2010

GA/10842GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ACTING UNANIMOUSLY, CONDEMNS COUP D’ÉTAT IN HONDURAS, DEMANDS IMMEDIATE, UNCONDITIONAL RESTORATION OF PRESIDENT

SC/9696COMPLEX SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN COULD BE TURNING POINT, IF MANAGED WELL, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SAYS IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL

SG/SM/12342AS UNITED NATIONS GEORGIA MISSION BEGINS WITHDRAWAL, SECRETARY-GENERAL AFFIRMS READINESS OF UNITED NATIONS TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN REGION

SG/SM/12343-PAL/2116‘SENSE OF SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE’ BRINGS WORLD TOGETHER TO MARK 60TH ANNIVERSARY

29 June, 2009
DEV/2756-ECO/159DISMANTLING OF PROTECTIONIST TRADE MEASURES, FULFILMENT OF AID PLEDGES AMONG ISSUES, AS DEBATE CONTINUES AT UN CONFERENCE ON WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS

GA/10840GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AT COUP D’ÉTAT IN HONDURAS, SAYS CRUCIAL FOR WORLD COMMUNITY TO ‘STAND AS ONE’ IN CONDEMNATION

L/3144AD HOC COMMITTEE NEGOTIATING COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TERRORISM CONVENTION OPENS 2009 SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

PBC/52ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ELECTS NEW CHAIR FOR COUNTRY CONFIGURATION ON BURUNDI

SC/9694TOP PEACEKEEPING OFFICIALS BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL ON NEED TO STRENGTHEN LINKS BETWEEN ORGANIZATION, CONTRIBUTORS OF MILITARY, POLICE FORCES

SC/9695SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF THREE INDIVIDUALS TO CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12339SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECREE ESTABLISHING TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY IN MAURITANIA

SG/SM/12340-CA/38SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ARREST OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF HONDURAS, URGES REINSTATEMENT OF DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

SG/SM/12341-IK/605SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ATTACKS, ASSASSINATIONS IN IRAQ EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE IN FACE OF VIOLENCE

26 June, 2009
DEV/2754-ECO/157WIDE-RANGING PROPOSALS TO MITIGATE WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK

DEV/2755-ECO/158‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN TRACTION IN DEVELOPMENT EFFORT DURING FINANCIAL CRISIS, SAY UN OFFICIALS IN ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

SC/9692DESPITE PROGRESS, CIVILIANS CONTINUE TO BEAR BRUNT OF CONFLICT, SAYS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL

SC/9693SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEBUILDING SUPPORT OFFICE IN GUINEA-BISSAU, REQUESTS SUCCESSOR INTEGRATED OPERATION

SEA/1920LAW OF SEA PARTIES APPROVE SEATING ALLOCATION FOR TRIBUNAL, SALARY INCREASES FOR JUDGES, DEFER DECISION ON COMMISSION’S WORKLOAD, AS SESSION CONCLUDES

SG/2152STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

SG/SM/12337-CA/37SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES RESTRAINT IN HONDURAS TO PREVENT FURTHER ESCALATION

SG/SM/12338-AFG/330G-8 REGIONAL MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN IS CHANCE TO MOVE BEYOND POLITICAL AFFIRMATION TO CONCRETE PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

25 June, 2009
BIO/4092NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TOGO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4093NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRALIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

DEV/2751-ECO/154DELEGATES CALL FOR SWIFT MEASURES TO RESTRUCTURE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BODIES, ON SECOND DAY OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS

DEV/2752-ECO/155ROUND TABLE EXPERTS OUTLINE STRATEGIES TO HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES, BOOST FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, PROTECT MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS

DEV/2753-ECO/156ROUND TABLE PANELLISTS STRESS NEED FOR MULTIFACETED APPROACH IN DESIGNING RESPONSE TO MULTIDIMENSIONAL GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

GA/AB/3914FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES $7.8 BILLION PEACEKEEPING BUDGET FOR PERIOD 1 JULY 2009 TO 30 JUNE 2010

SEA/1919LAW OF SEA PARTIES GRAPPLE WITH DECISIONS ON JUDGES’ SELECTION TO KEY TREATY BODIES, CONTINENTAL SHELF COMMISSION WORKLOAD, BUDGETARY MATTERS

24 June, 2009
DEV/2747-ECO/150‘WE NEED INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY’ TO HELP ALL COUNTRIES WEATHER GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS THREE-DAY CONFERENCE CONVENES AT HEADQUARTERS

DEV/2749-ECO/152GOVERNMENTS AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE, 24 TO 26 JUNE, TO PRODUCE AGREEMENT ON MEASURES TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC CRISIS

DEV/2750-ECO/153INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REFORM REQUIRES SOME MEMBER STATES TO GIVE UP THEIR ‘VOICE’ IN FAVOUR OF OTHERS, EXPERTS SAY IN ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

SEA/1918LAW OF SEA CONVENTION MEETING CONSIDERS TRIBUNAL’S FINANCES, PROPOSALS TO ADJUST JUDGES’ SALARIES, DELAYS IN REVIEWING SUBMISSIONS ON CONTINENTAL SHELF LIMITS

SG/SM/12336-DEV/2748-ECO/151SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO CONFERENCE ON WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, URGES CLEAR STATEMENT OF PRIORITIES, OUTLINES SPECIFIC AREAS FOR ACTION

23 June, 2009
GA/COL/3198SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON TOKELAU AS IT CONCLUDES 2009 RESUMED SESSION

L/3143-ORG/1516SECRETARY-GENERAL ATTENDS SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR 15 JUDGES OF NEW UNITED NATIONS INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

SC/9689SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS FORCE MONITORING ISRAEL-SYRIA CEASEFIRE UNTIL 30 DECEMBER 2009, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1875 (2009)

SC/9690HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS GUINEA-BISSAU OFFICE CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY’S 28 JUNE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

SC/9691UN ENVOY DESCRIBES ‘CONCERTED PUSH’ TO REINVIGORATE MIDDLE EAST PEACE EFFORTS, URGES ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS TO CAREFULLY ASSESS OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEM

SEA/1917MEETING IN PROGRESS: MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION

SEA/1917STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA HEAR UPDATES ON ACTIVITIES OF TRIBUNAL, SEABED AUTHORITY, COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF

SG/SM/12333SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS AWARD WINNERS, FINALISTS FOR SHOWING THAT PUBLIC SERVICES CAN BE DELIVERED MORE EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY, EQUITABLY, WORLDWIDE

SG/SM/12334-OBV/798COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT’S ECONOMIC MODEL EASED IMPACT OF CREDIT CRUNCH ON MOST VULNERABLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

SG/SM/12335-AFR/1864-WOM/1735SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTRESSED BY DEATHS, RAPE IN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRISON

22 June, 2009
HQ/6692009 UNITED NATIONS AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE PUBLIC SERVICE TO BE PRESENTED AT HEADQUARTERS, 23 JUNE

Note No. 6208HEADQUARTERS TO HOST SIXTH ANNUAL YOUTH ASSEMBLY AS GLOBAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE CONVENES IN GENEVA, 5-7 AUGUST

SC/9688IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR PEACEBUILDING BEST WAY FOR CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO ADDRESS MULTIFACETED PROBLEMS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SEA/1916LAW OF SEA CONVENTION STATES PARTIES, OPENING SESSION, ADOPT AGENDA, DEFER DECISION ON INCLUDING ITEM ON LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF

SG/SM/12330ROTARY’S VISION OF POLIO-FREE WORLD IN SHARP FOCUS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONVENTION, CALLING ON DONOR GOVERNMENTS TO HELP FINISH JOB

SG/SM/12331UPON RECEIPT OF POLIO CHAMPION AWARD, SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEMS IT MOVING INSPIRATION FOR UNITED NATIONS TO PRESS AHEAD TOWARDS POLIO-FREE WORLD

SG/SM/12332SECRETARY-GENERAL DISMAYED BY POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN IRAN

19 June, 2009
DC/3183WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1540 (2004) TO BE HELD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, 23-25 JUNE

DSG/SM/463-WOM/1734DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT MEETING OF EUROPEAN JUSTICE MINISTERS, STRESSES NEED TO CONFRONT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, END LAWS THAT HELP GENDER STEREOTYPES FLOURISH

GA/COL/3197SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION APPROVES TEXT REAFFIRMING PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT

SC/9685-AFR/1863SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA

SC/9686SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA

SC/9687SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO CONSOLIDATED LIST

SEA/1915STATES PARTIES TO UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS 22-26 JUNE

SG/SM/12325-SAG/423SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN VIDEO MESSAGE, HAILS INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE FOR FOCUSING ON EMPLOYMENT-CENTRED RECOVERY, AGREEING GLOBAL JOBS PACT

SG/SM/12326UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE CRITICAL TO ELIMINATING HARMFUL ASSOCIATED PREJUDICES, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE ON SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA

SG/SM/12327-CA/36SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IMPUNITY COMMISSION, CALLS ON POLITICAL, JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES TO HELP IT CARRY OUT WORK

SG/SM/12328THREE-PERSON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO TO BEGIN SIX-MONTH MANDATE 1 JULY 2009

SG/SM/12329-OBV/797-SOC/NAR/938‘DRUG ABUSE CAN BE PREVENTED, TREATED AND CONTROLLED,’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

18 June, 2009
DC/3182UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL MEETING ON SMALL ARMS PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO BE HELD IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 22-23 JUNE

GA/10838WORLD POISED AT CROSSROADS ON ENERGY, WITH DIRECTIONS LEADING TO SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OR ABYSS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOLDS THEMATIC DIALOGUE

GA/COL/3196SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES TEXT CALLING FOR DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS OVER FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

SC/9684SECURITY COUNCIL COMMENDS IRAQ ON IMPORTANT EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, IMPROVE SECURITY, COMBAT SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

SG/SM/12323UNITED NATIONS ONLY UNIVERSAL MULTILATERAL FORUM FOR TACKLING THIS GENERATION’S CHALLENGES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION

SG/SM/12324-EN/245-GA/10839WORLD AT CROSSROADS BETWEEN ABYSS, MORE SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS STABILITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEMATIC DIALOGUE ON ENERGY

17 June, 2009
GA/10836HALTING SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS WILL REQUIRE FAR GREATER ACCESS TO PREVENTION SERVICES, TREATMENT, CARE, SUPPORT, SAY SPEAKERS AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES REVIEW

GA/10837COUNCIL OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTS MEETS IN SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, MILLENNIUM GOALS, GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

GA/COL/3195SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DECOLONIZATION DECLARATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AFFECTING NON-SELF-GOVERNING PEOPLES

SC/9683RECONFIGURED KOSOVO MISSION DIFFERENT, ‘BUT NO LESS RELEVANT OR VITAL’, WITH FOCUS SHIFTING TO DIPLOMATIC, POLITICAL ROLE, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SEA/1914OUTCOMES OF UNITED NATIONS OPEN-ENDED INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA FOCUS OF DISCUSSIONS, 17-19 JUNE

SG/SM/12322-OBV/796-REF/1191SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR REFUGEE DAY CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH DISPLACED, STRESSING SPECIAL VULNERABILITY TO FALL-OUT FROM GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS

16 June, 2009
DC/3181UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL SEMINAR TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN COMBATING ILLICIT SMALL ARMS BROKERING IN SOUTH, CENTRAL ASIA, TO BE HELD IN KATHMANDU, 17-19 JUNE

GA/10833SECRETARY-GENERAL DESCRIBES PROMISE IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TELLS MEMBER STATES ‘NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO FALTER’, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS TO ASSESS PROGRESS

GA/COL/3194SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION APPROVES TEXT WELCOMING DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW CALEDONIA SINCE 1998 SIGNING OF NOUMEA ACCORD

PI/1894FINNISH STUDENT ELECTED GLOBAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT; NINE STUDENT LEADERS TO ATTEND WORKSHOP AT HEADQUARTERS, 17-19 JUNE

SG/SM/12316SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION ‘ESSENTIAL FORUM’ FOR ADDRESSING EURASIAN SECURITY, IN MESSAGE TO HEADS OF STATE

SG/SM/12317-ENV/DEV/1058LINKING HYOGO FRAMEWORK WITH COPENHAGEN AGREEMENT CAN LEAD TO ‘TRIPLE WIN’ OVER POVERTY, DISASTERS, CLIMATE CHANGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS RISK REDUCTION TALKS

SG/SM/12318-ENV/DEV/1059ASIAN, PACIFIC COUNTRIES MUST BE PART OF LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO REGIONAL MEETING

SG/SM/12319-PI/1895SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SEMINAR ON CYBERHATE, SPELLS OUT STEPS TAKEN TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ‘DIGITAL DEMONIZATION’, MAKE CYBERSPACE SAFER FOR YOUTH

SG/SM/12320-AFR/1862-GA/10834OMAR BONGO ONDIMBA WAS FORCE FOR DEVELOPMENT, STABILITY IN CENTRAL AFRICA, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT OF GABON

SG/SM/12321-AIDS/151-GA/10835SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIV/AIDS REVIEW, WARNS THAT CRIMINALIZING TRANSMISSION REDUCES PREVENTION EFFORTS WHILE REINFORCING STIGMA

SG/T/2681ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 11-12 JUNE

15 June, 2009
AFR/1861AFRICA, UNITED NATIONS SHOULD IMPROVE STRATEGIES FOR COUNTERING TERRORISM, EXPERTS SAY AT ADDIS ABABA MEETING

DEV/2741WE MUST ‘ACT UNITED – WITH THE URGENCY THE TIMES DEMAND’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS HE CONVENES FORUM ON ADVANCING GLOBAL HEALTH IN FACE OF CRISIS

DEV/2744-PI/1892UNITED NATIONS APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT

DEV/2745-PI/1893GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHES ARAB REGIONAL NETWORK

DSG/SM/462-DEV/2743WITH MATERNAL MORTALITY ‘WORLD’S WORST HEALTH INEQUITY’, UN WORKING TO ENSURE EVERY PREGNANCY, BIRTH SAFE, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NEW YORK EVENT

GA/COL/3193SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION APPROVES TEXT CALLING ON UNITED STATES TO EXPEDITE SELF-DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR PUERTO RICO

SC/9680SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY CHAIRMAN OF 1737 (2006) COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN

SC/9681SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION EXTENDING MANDATE OF GEORGIA MISSION FOR 2 WEEKS, AS RUSSIAN FEDERATION VOTES AGAINST TEXT

SG/SM/12309-DEV/2742GLOBAL VULNERABILITY CALLS FOR GLOBAL RESPONSE, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES, POINTING TO H1N1 FLU PANDEMIC WHILE ADDRESSING HEALTH FORUM

SG/SM/12310-DC/3180SEIZE CURRENT MOMENT TO SIGN, RATIFY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN STRONG APPEAL FOR ENTRY INTO FORCE OF COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

SG/SM/12311CLOSE LINKS IN INTERDEPENDENT GLOBAL VILLAGE ARE SOURCES OF BOTH CHALLENGE, HOPE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN ADDRESS AT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

SG/SM/12312-HR/4991-OBV/795SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH TORTURE VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES

SG/SM/12313TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON TO ANNOUNCE WILLIAM J. CLINTON AS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HAITI

SG/SM/12314-DEV/2746SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN CONCLUDING REMARKS TO FORUM, EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS IN RACE TO MEET HEALTH-RELATED MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SG/SM/12315-SC/9682SECRETARY-GENERAL TO INSTRUCT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON MEASURES FOR WINDING UP OPERATIONS OF UNOMIG

13 June, 2009
DC/3179-PI/1891SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHES MULTIPLATFORM CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION

12 June, 2009
SC/9679SECURITY COUNCIL, ACTING UNANIMOUSLY, CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST TERMS DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA NUCLEAR TEST, TOUGHENS SANCTIONS

SG/A/1191-BIO/4091-PKO/214SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MOUSTAPHA SOUMARÉ OF MALI AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LIBERIA

SG/SM/12305/Rev. 1SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS FILM INSTITUTE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO UN MESSENGER OF PEACE MICHAEL DOUGLAS, SAYING HE DESERVES RECOGNITION FOR HUMANITARIAN ADVOCACY

SG/SM/12307SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHES MULTIMEDIA DISARMAMENT CAMPAIGN IN MARKING 100-DAY COUNTDOWN TO INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

SG/SM/12308-DC/3178SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESOLUTION ON DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA NUCLEAR TEST AS ‘CLEAR AND STRONG MESSAGE’, CALLS FOR FULL COMPLIANCE

11 June, 2009
SC/9678EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH EXPULSION OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS FROM SUDAN ‘WRONG AND UNJUSTIFIED’, BRIEFING ON TRIP TO ASSESS IMPACT

SG/SM/12304-ENV/DEV/1057-OBV/794SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT, STRESSES NEED TO RECONSIDER AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, WATER MANAGEMENT

SG/SM/12306TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 11 JUNE 2009

10 June, 2009
GA/10831BY ACCLAMATION, GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS VETERAN LIBYAN DIPLOMAT TO PRESIDE OVER ITS SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION

GA/PAL/1132CIVIL SOCIETY MAKES VOICES HEARD DURING UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC FORUM IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

Note No. 6207‘CYBERHATE’ TOPIC OF UNLEARNING INTOLERANCE SEMINAR AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 16 JUNE

PBC/50PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION COMMENDS COMMUNIQUÉ SIGNED IN WAKE OF MARCH VIOLENCE IN SIERRA LEONE, ENDORSES AGENDA FOR CHANGE, JOINT VISION AT SPECIAL SESSION

SG/SM/12300-DC/3177SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES CONFERENCE AS IMPORTANT STEP IN GAUGING ABILITY, READINESS TO DETECT NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS WORLDWIDE

SG/SM/12301-PBC/51SECRETARY-GENERAL REAFFIRMS UN SUPPORT FOR PEACE, STABILITY, SOCIAL PROGRESS IN SIERRA LEONE, IN REMARKS TO PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION

SG/SM/12302-GA/10832WELCOMING BACK FAMILIAR FIGURE, SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OF SIXTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON HIS ELECTION

SG/SM/12303REITERATING CONDEMNATION OF PAKISTAN BOMBING, SECRETARY-GENERAL FURTHER DISMAYED BY RISING TOLL OF TARGETED INNOCENTS

SG/T/2680ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 4-5 JUNE

9 June, 2009
GA/COL/3192SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION HEARS PETITIONER FROM GIBRALTAR AS SPAIN OPPOSES ITS REMOVAL FROM LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

GA/PAL/1130UNITED NATIONS ASIAN AND PACIFIC MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE ADDRESSES ISSUE OF JERUSALEM

GA/PAL/1131UNITED NATIONS ASIAN AND PACIFIC MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR TWO-STATE SOLUTION

OBV/793-PI/1887-UNEP/322INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VIDEOCONFERENCE TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY FOCUSED ON YOUTH ACTION TO PROMOTE ‘SEAL THE DEAL’ CAMPAIGN

SC/9675PEACEBUILDING IN BURUNDI ‘HAS CLEARLY ENTERED A NEW PHASE’, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD; INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS CAN FOCUS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC REBUILDING, 2010 ELECTIONS

SC/9676-AFR/1858SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI

SC/9677-AFR/1859SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU

SEA/1913DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND LAW OF THE SEA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2010/11 SESSION OF UN-NIPPON FOUNDATION OF JAPAN FELLOWSHIPS

SG/A/1188-BIO/4088-PI/1888SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CHRISTOPHER WOODTHORPE AS DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN CANBERRA

SG/A/1189-BIO/4089-PI/1889SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS BAHAA ELKOUSSY AS DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN BEIRUT

SG/A/1190-BIO/4090-PI/1890SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARIE-EVELYNE PETRUS-BARRY AS DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN PRETORIA

SG/SM/12298-AFR/1860SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY HEIGHTENED POLITICAL TENSION IN NIGER FOLLOWING PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT

SG/SM/12299SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS PAKISTAN BOMBING DEATHS, INCLUDING UNITED NATIONS STAFF MEMBER

8 June, 2009
GA/COL/3191SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION APPROVES 3 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS DURING OPENING MEETING OF ITS 2009 RESUMED SESSION

GA/PAL/1128UNITED NATIONS ASIAN AND PACIFIC MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA

GA/PAL/1129UNITED NATIONS ASIA-PACIFIC MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE HEARS EXPERT OPINIONS ON INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PEACE

SC/9673IN SECURITY COUNCIL, HEAD OF UN SIERRA LEONE OFFICE CALLS FOR FULL SUPPORT FOR UNIFIED STRATEGY, PRAISES POLITICAL LEADERSHIP FOR COMMUNIQUÉ SIGNED IN WAKE OF MARCH VIOLENCE

SC/9674SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LIBERIA REMOVES NAME OF ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM TRAVEL BAN LIST

SG/SM/12294-GA/PAL/1127SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING ASIA-PACIFIC MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE, VOICES SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT GAZA SITUATION, ISRAELI ACTIONS IN WEST BANK

SG/SM/12295SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO X PRIZE GLOBAL CONFERENCE, STRESSES POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS IN CREATING SYNERGY NEEDED TO TACKLE MAJOR CHALLENGES

SG/SM/12296SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF LEBANON ON PEACEFUL CONDUCT OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

SG/SM/12297-AFR/1857SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATH OF GABON’S PRESIDENT

5 June, 2009
GA/AB/3913FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING TO CONTINUE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA

SC/9672INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR, IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS SUDAN HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARRESTING PRESIDENT, OTHER INDICTED CITIZENS

SG/SM/12291SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CALLS UN ASSOCIATION OF UNITED KINGDOM ‘VITAL LINK TO GOVERNMENTS, CITIZENS ALIKE’

SG/SM/12292SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS DEADLY BOMB ATTACK IN PAKISTAN

SG/SM/12293-AFR/1856SECRETARY-GENERAL, DISMAYED BY LATEST KILLINGS IN GUINEA-BISSAU, SAYS PATTERN OF HIGH-PROFILE ASSASSINATIONS SETS BACK EFFORTS TO RESTORE RULE OF LAW

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