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Ban Ki-Moon

                   

Army says 15 killed in Darfur rebel ambush (AFP)

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20 hrs ago 6 related
        

KHARTOUM (AFP) - The Sudanese army said Friday that 15 people were killed when Darfur rebels attacked a local government convoy with military escort in the far west of the conflict-strewn region. Rebels from the Justice and...

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UN says Oct. 15 Russia-Georgia talks low level

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17 hrs ago
        

The United Nations says talks between Russia and Georgia next week on the region's future security and stability will last just one day. U.N. spokeswoman Marie Heuze says the talks Wednesday in Geneva will be at the expert...

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Ban concerned over Zimbabwe ‘impasse,' urges parties to reach deal soon

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23 hrs ago 24 related
        

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the parties in Zimbabwe to step up their efforts to reach a "workable agreement" following the power-sharing deal reached earlier this month that ended months of political upheaval and...

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UN emergency relief fund largely successful, Ban reports

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23 hrs ago
        

The United Nations $500 million emergency fund set up to speed relief for natural and man-made disasters and save thousands of lives that would otherwise be lost to delay has largely achieved its objectives, but Member States...

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un.org: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mrs. Ban un.org

Ban's upcoming travels take him to Geneva, Quebec City and Boston

un.org
23 hrs ago
        

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be traveling to Geneva next week for talks regarding the situation in Georgia, followed by a trip to Quebec City later in the week and then a visit to Boston at the end of this month.

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Senior UN official seeks support of States in changing way Organizat..

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13 hrs ago
        

Vrijdag 10 oktober 2008 | United Nations (UN) ] 9 October 2008 - The head of the United Nations Department of Management has urged Member States to support a series of proposals designed to change the way the world body...

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cnn.com: Economist Jeffrey Sachs says a hands-off approach to markets doesn't work anymore. cnn.com

Economists: Cycles will happen, but governments must act

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Lakshman Achuthan: Cyclical downturns beyond control; credit crisis isn't Achuthan: Economic powers must coordinate, support credit markets Jeffrey Sachs: Stabilizing Asian markets essential to U.S., European recovery Sachs:...

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UN: Financial chills are ill wind for climate

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The financial turmoil rippling across the globe will set back efforts to fight climate change, drying up capital that could help poorer countries upgrade to clean energy technology, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday.

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Russia official blasts 'secretive' UN-NATO deal

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Moscow on Thursday accused NATO and the United Nations of secretly forging an agreement that tightens their cooperation without informing Russia, a U.N. Security Council member whose relations with NATO are badly strained.

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A seismic shift in U.S. North African policy

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By THOMAS A. NASSIF, MICHAEL USSERY, FREDERICK VREELAND, MARC GINSBERG and MARGARET TUTWILERUPI Outside View CommentatorWASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to appoint seasoned U.S....

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