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Syria; Somalia; World Youth Report; Myanmar; and more
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the escalating violence in Syria today, calling on President Bashar al-Assad’s Government to immediately cease all hostilities against the country’s civilian population.
He also voiced deep regret after Security Council members were unable to agree on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed over the past year since authorities’ crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. -
Israel/UNDP; Somalia; DR Congo; Cameroon; and more
For the first time in history, Israel became a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program on Thursday, reports Haaretz. As part of the organization, Israel will be a full partner in formulating the organization’s strategy and determining how resources are allocated to developing countries.
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Syria; Secretary-General in Gaza; UN Women anniversary; UNFPA; and more
U.N. Security Council ambassadors today were considering a revised resolution aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria that removes an explicit reference to President Bashar Assad stepping aside, according to USA Today. The latest draft, obtained Thursday by the Associated Press, still “fully supports” the Arab League’s Jan. 22 decision to “facilitate a political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system.”
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Global Sustainability Report; AU Summit; Sudan; Syria; and more
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for action on a new blueprint for creating a sustainable planet, a just society and a growing economy, stressing that the current path will not lead to a fair and resilient future for the world’s people. Speaking at the launch in Addis Ababa of the report prepared by his High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, Mr. Ban stressed that sustainable development is a top priority for his second term of office.
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Secretary-General in Davos/World Economic Forum; Climate Change and Private Sector; Yemen; and more
In Davos today, the Secretary-General met with the President of Switzerland and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, as well as the Prime Ministers of Kenya, Denmark, and Brazil. Asked about the Secretary-General’s message in Davos, the Spokesperson said that he would stress the importance of social justice and equality, in these times of economic crisis.
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SG’s Action Agenda; Security Council; Iran; Yemen; Green Economy; and more
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years to build “the future we want.” In a speech to the General Assembly last September Mr. Ban presented five imperatives – or generational opportunities – that must be addressed to ensure a better future for the world’s people.
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SG briefing; Security Council; Syria; South Sudan; and more
The Security Council will be briefed tomorrow morning by Ian Martin, head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, and Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on post-conflict Libya. In the afternoon, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, will brief the Security Council on his recent trip to Yemen, including an update on the situation on the ground in Yemen after President Ali Abdullah Saleh left the country on Sunday, bound for the US to receive medical treatment.
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South Sudan; US; Haiti; Iran; and more
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over continuing tensions along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the current crisis over oil, saying that the situation represented a worrying deterioration in the relationship between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the top United Nations envoy in South Sudan stressed today that the best way to protect civilians in the strife-torn state of Jonglei is through military deterrence and urged the Government to deploy more troops and police in the area to patrol buffer zones between rival communities and defuse tensions.
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Secretary-General travel; China; DR Congo; South Sudan; and more
The Secretary-General will travel to Switzerland next week, where he will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. The SG will engage with a number of private sector leaders and will speak at the WEF sessions on Ending Energy Poverty and on the Rio+20 sustainable development summit.
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Rule of Law; South Sudan; UNDP Report on Energy; Climate Technology; and more
The United Nations must respond as the demands for justice around the world grow, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for ushering in a new era of respect for the rule of law. In September, the UN will convene a high-level meeting on the rule of law – the first event of its kind and the first time, since 2005, that these issues will be discussed by top leaders.
