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Syrian Observatory: Damascus Suburb Rocked by Bomb, 5 Killed

Source country lebanonews Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:37:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Security; Conflict;

22 MAy 2012 A bomb rocked the Damascus neighborhood of Qaboon during the night killing five people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The Britain-based group gave no further information on the deadly explosion but said powerful blasts were also heard overnight in several.......

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Na Rio+20, “todos têm que se colocar acima dos interesses de países ou de grupos específicos”, diz Ban Ki-moon

Source country ogloboglobo Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:24:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[2]; Ki-moon[2]; Ban[8];

Entities: Dilma Rousseff[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Kim Sook[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; John Ashe[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; G20; Social situation; UN Bodies; Environment (general); EU - Latin America; EU-Asia;

NOVA YORK — O secretário-geral da ONU, Ban Ki-moon, cobrou dos líderes mundiais que assumam sua responsabilidade pelo êxito da Rio+20, apelando para que se coloquem acima dos interesses de países ou grupos. Em conversa com jornalistas nesta quinta-feira, Ban repetiu seu bordão de que a Rio+20 é uma.......

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Генеральная Ассамблея утвердила продление полномочий Нави Пиллэй

Source country unmultimedia-ru Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:11:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Генеральный секретарь ООН[1]; Генеральный секретарь[1]; Пан[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

24 мая Генеральная Ассамблея утвердила решение главы ООН Пан Ги Муна продлить полномочия Верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека Нави (Наванетхем) Пиллэй. Госпожа Пиллэй была назначена на этот пост 8 июля 2008 года. Четырехлетний срок ее полномочий истекает 31 августа....

Hadi receives UN Secretary-General

Source country sabanews-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:08:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Secretary-General[2];

Entities: Jamal bin Omar[1]; Abdo Raboo Mansour Hadi[1]; bin Omar[2];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council;

SANA'A, May 24 (Saba) – President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi reviewed here on Thursday Secretary-General and Envoy of the UN to Yemen Jamal bin Omar the achievements in implementing the Gulf initiative and the UN Security Council resolution ....

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Staatssekretär Waldner traf hohe Vertreter der Vereinten Nationen in New York

Source country ots Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:58:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1];

Entities: Catherine Bragg[2]; Heinz Fischer[1]; Susana Malcorra[1]; Angela Kane[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

New York (OTS) - Staatssekretär Waldner traf Catherine Bragg, Stellvertretende Generalsekretärin für humanitäre Hilfe, zu Gesprächen in New York über die Lage in Syrien, in der Sahel Zone und im Jemen. Die Entsendung der VN Beobachter Mission nach Syrien hätte zwar eine gewisse …...

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Нави Пиллэй переизбрана на пост верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека

Source country rosbalt Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:53:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Пан Ги Мун[2]; Пан[2]; Ги Мун[2];

Entities: Генеральной Ассамблеи[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

Нави Пиллэй переизбрана верховным комиссаром ООН по правам человека на два года в ходе голосования, которое состоялось в четверг на пленарном заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи всемирной организации. Как передают интернет-СМИ, Пиллэй была утверждена ГА ООН на этом посту 28 июля 2008 года....

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La sudafricana Pillay continuará como comisionada para los D.Humanos de la ONU

Source country es-noticias Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:29:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] secretario general de la ONU[1]; Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1]; secretario general[1];

Entities: Louise Arbour[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Nelson Mandela[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

Naciones Unidas, 24 may (EFE).- La Asamblea General de la ONU aprobó hoy por aclamación renovar el mandato de la abogada sudafricana Navi Pillay como alta comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, con la única voz discordante de Siria....

Нави Пиллэй переизбрана на пост комиссара ООН по правам человека

Source country rian Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:04:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Пан Ги Мун[2]; Пан[2]; Ги Мун[2];

Entities: Управления Верховного[1]; Louise Arbour[1]; Генеральной Ассамблеи[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2];

Other categories: Security; Society; UN Bodies; Humanitarian Aid; Conflict;

Верховным комиссаром ООН по правам человека на два года переизбрана Наванетхем (Нави) из ЮАР. Голосование состоялось в четверг на пленарном заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи всемирной организации....

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Nigeria’s first traffic radio station set to take off

Source country panapress-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Secretary-General[1];

Entities: Irina Bokova[1]; Michelle Bachelet[1]; Augustine Mahiga[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s first radio station that will focus on the traffic situation in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of the country, will begin transmission on 29 May, according to a spokesman of the Lagos state government, Lateef Aderemi Ibirogba. Society...

AU Day calls for sober reflection - UNIC

Source country ghanaweb Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:13:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ki Moon[1]; UN Secretary General[2]; Ban[1]; Secretary General[3];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[3];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Mrs Cynthia Prah, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), on Thursday said the celebration of the African Union (AU) Day called for a sober reflection on the past achievements on the Continent. She said a bright future could only be guaranteed, when the successes and failures of the past were well acknowledged....

EL GOBIERNO ANUNCIA UN “PACTO DE PAZ”

Source country misna-es Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:04:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] secretario general de la ONU[1]; Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1]; secretario general[1];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1]; Otto Perez[1];

Other categories: Drugs; UN Bodies;

Patrullas en las calles con fuerzas combinadas de ejército y policía, reformas al código de procedimientos penales, reforma judicial “integral” y creación de u una unidad especial para las investigaciones sobre la criminalidad organizada: son los puntos centrales del llamado ‘Pacto para la Paz, la.......

Ban Ki-moon souhaite plus de casques bleus suisses

Source country lematin-CH Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:59:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[5]; secrétaire général[1]; Ki-moon[5]; Ban[5];

Entities: Micheline Calmy-Rey[2]; Adolf Ogi[1]; Carla del Ponte[2]; Ban Ki Moon[5]; Joseph Deiss[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Peace Keeping; UN Bodies; Development;

Le secrétaire général de l'ONU souhaite que la Suisse mette plus de soldats à disposition des Nations unies. Pour lui, Berne ne doit pas seulement «verser des contributions visant à atteindre les Objectifs du Millénaire» pour le développement....

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IFAD addresses drought in Kenya's coastal region

Source country panapress-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:35:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[2]; Ban Ki-moon[2]; Ki-moon[2]; Ban[2]; Secretary-General[2];

Entities: Denis Sassou Nguesso[1]; Melinda Gates[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Baaba Maal[1]; Kanayo Nwanze[1]; Antonio Guterres[1]; Donald Kaberuka[1]; John Ging[1]; Rigobert Maboundou[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Raúl González[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Institutional Affairs; Rural Development; UN Bodies;

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a loan of US$ 33 million to Kenya to finance poverty eradication and drought in rural Kenya, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Agriculture...

Women in EAC launch business platform

Source country panapress-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:35:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[2]; Ban Ki-moon[2]; Ki-moon[2]; Ban[2]; Secretary-General[3];

Entities: Asha-Rose Migiro[1]; Navin Ramgoolam[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Michelle Bachelet[1]; Richard Sezibera[1];

Other categories: Gender Equality; European Enterprise News; Development; Environment (general); Society; Discrimination; UN Bodies;

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Gender equity and mainstreaming in social and economic development are the basic and essential commitment of the East African Community (EAC), the regional grouping’s chief executive, Richard Sezibera, said Thursday at the launch of the East African Women in Business Platform (EAWiBP) in Arusha, Tanzania....

UN Women Caribbean Office Tribute to Kevin 'Masud Sadiki' Donovan

Source country zizonline Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:34:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Secretary-General[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

There are no words sufficient to express our sadness at the loss of Masud Sadiki, Saint Kitts and Nevis musician and humanitarian. Since 2010, UN Women has had the honour and pleasure of being associated with Masud when he readily agreed to join the Caribbean movement......

GOVERNO ANNUNCIA “PATTO PER LA PACE”

Source country Misna Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:57:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1]; Otto Perez[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Pattugliamenti nelle strade con forze combinate di esercito e polizia, riforma del codice di procedura penale, riforma giudiziaria “integrale” e creazione di un’unità speciale per le indagini sulla criminalità organizzata: sono i punti centrali del cosiddetto ‘Patto per la pace, [...]...

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ICC appeals bench lifts hurdle to Kenyan violence trials

Source country panapress-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:04:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Secretary-General[1];

Entities: Irina Bokova[1]; Michelle Bachelet[1]; Augustine Mahiga[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan suspects facing crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will face a full trial after an appeals court rejected their plea to stop the trials on the grounds that the charges contained factual errors. Society...

Roadmap for ending Somalia transition: An obvious fool’s errand

Source country pambazuka Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary General[1]; Secretary General[3];

Entities: Paul Hewson[1]; Mohamed Sahnoun[1]; Susan Rice[1]; Frantz Fanon[1]; Sharif Shek Ahmed[1]; Lakhdar Brahimi[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; UN Bodies; Political Unrest;

2012-05-24 - https://picasaweb.google.com/Barkulanradio/ShariifGaroowe#5687908086032344834Somalia’s Roadmap, including the proposed constitution, is anti-democratic and should be abandoned. It will probably produce another illegitimate, unworkable transitional entity and lead to further violence....

Sahrawi government condemns Morrocan decision on UN envoy

Source country pambazuka Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary General[2]; Secretary General[8];

Entities: Christopher Ross[3];

Other categories: Society; Security Council; Peace Keeping; UN Bodies;

2012-05-23 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Ministry of Information Press release...

I maro' potranno lasciare presto il carcere

Source country ansa Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:23:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[2];

Entities: Abdulaziz al-Nasser[1]; Giacomo Sanfelice[1]; Giampaolo Cutillo[1]; Massimiliano Latorre[1]; Giulio Terzi[1]; Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser[3]; Salvatore Girone[1]; Maurizio Salvi[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories:

di Maurizio Salvi NEW DELHI - La forte insistenza italiana per il trasferimento dei marò dal carcere di Trivandrum dove si trovano dal 5 marzo ha avuto finalmente un riconoscimento: il governo del Kerala ha firmato un decreto con cui Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone saranno trasferiti in.......

印度總理訪緬將晤翁山蘇姬

Source country chinatimes Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:47:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1];

Entities: Gursharan Kaur[1]; David Cameron[1]; Nyan Win[1]; Thein Sein[3]; Aung San Suu Kyi[13]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Manmohan Singh[1]; Rajiv Gandhi[1];

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印度總理曼莫漢將訪問緬甸，兩國可望簽署航空協議增加對飛航班，並開通邊界巴士；印方也將宣布新貸款額度。他並將在仰光會晤緬甸民主運動領袖翁山蘇姬。印度外交部今天表示，曼莫漢（Manmohan Singh）及夫人考爾（Gursharan Kaur）27日赴緬甸訪問3天。曼莫漢將是25年來首位訪緬的印度總理；前總理拉吉夫．甘地（Rajiv Gandhi）曾於1987年訪緬。緬甸總統登盛（Thein Sein）去年10月曾訪印。曼莫漢、登盛28日將在首都奈比多（Naypyidaw）就雙邊、區域及全球議題展開會談。曼莫漢將會強調印方全力支持緬甸民主改革的立場。隨團成員除外長克利希納（S.M....

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Turkey expects US to display ‘stronger will’ regarding drone sales

Source country todayszaman Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:23:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[3]; Secretary-General[1];

Entities: Adnan Mansour[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1]; Ben Rhodes[1]; Abdullah Gül[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Najib Mikati[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Security; Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies;

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Ahmet Davutoglu said: “Difficulties in decision-making [in the US government] happen for many agenda items. We want stronger will to be displayed,”

Ben Rhodes maintained: “Obviously, we’re familiar with Turkey’s interests in acquiring additional assets, including unmanned aerial vehicles as a part of those counterterrorism efforts. That’s something that we have to discuss not just with Turkey, but also with our Congress,”

Ben Rhodes said: “We obviously support Turkey’s efforts to combat terrorism, the PKK, and any other group, just as we welcome Turkey’s support for our efforts against al-Qaeda,”

Ahmet Davutoglu added: “Everybody, including Turkey, supported the Annan Plan for Syria, but unfortunately the violence did not stop in Syria,”

Turkey said it expects the US, its chief NATO ally, to display what Turkish foreign minister said was “stronger will” when it comes to the sale of armed drones to Turkey....

As arriving in Sana'a, UN envoy depicts Riyadh meeting as successful

Source country sabanews-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN) secretary general[1]; secretary general[1];

Entities: Jamal bin Omar[1]; bin Omar[2];

Other categories: Security Council; UN Bodies;

SANA'A, May 24 (Saba) - The United Nations (UN) secretary general's envoy to Yemen Jamal Bin Omar described Thursday the meeting of friends of Yemen held on Wednesday in Riyadh as successful....

Mkutano wa Rio+20 ni fursa nzuri wa dunia:Ban

Source country unmultimedia Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:07:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[3];

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories:

Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Ban Ki-moon ameyataka mataifa kutumia fursa inayokuja ya mkutano kuhusu maendeleo endelevu wa Rio+20 ili kuiweka dunia kwenye mkondo kuelekea nyakati zenye matumaini akiongeza kuwa ushirikiano litakuwa jambo muhimu katika kupata suluhu la changamoto zinazoukumba ulimwengu....

For Macedonians, a question of identity

Source country setimes Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:06:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN secretary-general[1]; secretary-general[1];

Entities: Matthew Nimetz[1]; Georgi Ivanov[1];

Other categories: Market; UN Bodies;

After NATO's latest membership decision, more Macedonians want to withdraw from the name dispute negotiations....

16:10 India: via libera a trasferimento maro' forse domani lasciano carcere

Source country asca Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:47:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] Ban Ki-moon[1]; Ki-moon[1]; Ban[1];

Entities: Massimiliano Latorre[1]; Giulio Terzi[1]; Salvatore Girone[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories:

+++ Terzi: ''Governo italiano preoccupato dalle accuse di omicidio'' +++. (ASCA) - Roma, 24 mag - Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone, i due maro' italiani accusati di omicidio in India, las ......

Cyprus can become a gas storage hub for the EU, says government

Source country phantis Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:38:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] UN Secretary-General[1]; Ban Ki-moon[2]; Ki-moon[2]; Ban[2]; Secretary-General[1];

Entities: Dimitris Christofias[1]; Noble Energy[2]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Exclusive Economic Zone[5]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1];

Other categories: Turkey-EU; UN Bodies; Undeclared Work; EC News; Market; Middle East Peace Process; EU-Asia; Employment and Social Affairs; Energy;

Thursday, May 24, 2012 The energy sector in Cyprus, in relation to both domestic and global developments, is at a critical juncture, Under Secretary to the President Titos Christofides said in a speech Greece, Israel, Cyprus eye gas exports in future Cyprus to seek partnerships for possible LNG.......

Ban frustrado de cara a Río+20

Source country ipsnoticias Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:29:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [UNSecretaryGeneral] secretario general de la ONU[1]; Ban Ki-moon[2]; Ki-moon[2]; Ban[5]; secretario general[4];

Entities: Martin Nesirky[1]; Ban Ki Moon[2]; Daniel Mittler[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Climate Action - general; UN Bodies;

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Daniel Mittler afirmó: "Esto resume la situación en la que nos encontramos hoy, con gobiernos que vergonzosamente no están dispuestos a comprometerse ni a hacer las transformaciones que necesitamos"

NACIONES UNIDAS, may (IPS) - El secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, expresó su frustración por la falta de progresos sustanciales en las discusiones sobre un plan de acción a ser aprobado en la cumbre Río+20....

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