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Ban Ki-moon hails Nobel laureates Al Gore, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
12 October United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and urged governments to build on the momentum they have generated by adopting a new set of binding commitments to contain greenhouse gas emissions. FULL STORY>>

Sudan: Ban Ki-moon concerned at SPLM suspension of participation in Government
12 October United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced concern about the decision by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement to suspend its participation in the Government of National Unity. FULL STORY>>

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11 October Strongly deploring Myanmar’s recent use of violence against peaceful protesters, the Security Council today underscored the need for dialogue between the Government and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to accelerate its national reconciliation process. FULL STORY>>

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11 October Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that he is sending his Special Adviser on Myanmar back to the region this weekend to meet with regional partners about the situation in the troubled South-East Asian nation. FULL STORY>>

Ban Ki-moon urges restraint by Ethiopia and Eritrea as tensions rise
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Darfur: UN envoy warns surge in violence must end ahead of peace talks

Land problems delaying roll-out of UN peace mission in Darfur – Ban Ki-moon

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UN fund to help over 100,000 Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs

Parts of Asia-Pacific region lag behind Africa in reaching antipoverty goals – UN

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UN refugee agency works to register displaced Congolese fleeing North Kivu

Sudanese deportation of Ethiopian refugees draws criticism from UN agency

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Disaster risk reduction has never been more pressing, says Ban Ki-moon

UN opens ‘carbon-neutral’ environment conference in Belgrade

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Iraq: UN reports widespread rights abuses, urges response measures

UN rights chief calls on Afghanistan to reinstate moratorium on executions

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Private sector should lead fight on climate change, Ban Ki-moon says

Climate change the focus of Secretary-General’s trip to Washington

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UN-backed meeting charts course for helping older persons in Asia-Pacific region

Women’s empowerment key to achieving UN’s goals, says Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon unveils judicial selection panel for Hariri tribunal in Lebanon

New UN survey reveals surge in Myanmar’s opium production

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Ban Ki-moon calls for scaling up resources for mental health services

UN-backed Asia-Pacific conference to look into impacts of population ageing

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Global education spending concentrated in few countries – UNESCO report

As Iraqi children return to school, UNICEF urges more aid

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