Syria faces ‘castastrophic civil war’: UN’s Ban
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that Syria risks a ”catastrophic civil war” following a massacre that sparked global outrage.
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Climate negotiators in race against time
Ban Ki-moon heads to global climate talks on Tuesday warning that negotiators face a race against time to prevent the meeting ending in failure.
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UN seeks $7,1-billion for emergency relief in 2010
The UN called on richer governments on Monday to provide ,1-billion in 2010 to fund humanitarian assistance for 48-million people in 25 countries.
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UN chief warns of increasing Darfur threats
The UN secretary general says peacekeepers in Darfur are facing increasing threats from fighting between government forces and rebels.
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UN chief urges compromise ahead of climate summit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged member nations Monday to reach a compromise ahead of a climate change summit in December.
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Israel lobbies UN over war-crimes report
Israel’s foreign minister has urged the UN not to send the Goldstone report on Gaza war crimes to the Security Council or the General Assembly.
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Ravalomanana threatens Madagascar power-share deal
A deal on who should hold the top posts in Madagascar’s power-sharing government faced collapse on Thursday.
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UN: Somali govt has rebuffed coup threat
The United Nations chief says Somalia’s transitional government has successfully rebuffed threats from extremist forces to overthrow it.
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Ban: Information technology ‘vital’ in climate change fight
Information and communication technologies are ”vital” in tackling climate change, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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UN seeks to spur climate talks
China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.
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Madagascar army rejects opposition call to power
The armed forces in Madagascar on Friday rejected a call from the opposition to head a unity government and said politicians should resolve the crisis
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UN urges Madagascar leaders to respect deal
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Madagascar’s leaders to stick to a power-sharing deal struck last month.
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Ban: ‘I have my own leadership style’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responded to Norwegian criticism of his leadership on Monday by saying he had his own style and charisma.
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UN chief warns of dire future without climate deal
Failure to act quickly on climate change could eventually lead to violence and mass unrest as global weather patterns drastically change.
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Burma: ‘Time to take off the kid gloves’
The international community has few options left for Burma after the UN secretary general’s failure last week to engage the recalcitrant regime.
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Ban leaves Burma ‘disappointed’ with junta
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Burma on Saturday saying he was ”deeply disappointed”.
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UN’s Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting
Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was ”deeply disappointed” that Burma’s top general had rejected his request to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi.
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UN chief visits Sri Lanka conflict zone
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday toured Sri Lanka’s largest war displaced persons camp, amid concerns for 300 000 Tamils left homeless.
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Ban urges Israeli govt to freeze settlements
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the incoming Israeli right-wing government to freeze settlements.
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UN: Sudan aid group ban possibly a war crime
The United Nations human rights office will examine whether Sudan’s decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights.
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Sri Lanka to open safe passages for civilians to flee
The government appealed on Friday for civilians to flee the war zone and said it would open two safe passages in the area for the exodus.
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UN chief pledges more help for DRC refugees
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to do more to help hundreds of thousands displaced by unrest in the DRC.
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Climate, conflict top UN chief’s Africa tour
UN chief Ban Ki-moon will embark on an African tour next week in a bid to shore up DRC’s peacekeeping mission and press for climate-change progress.
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Pakistan rebels extend deadline for hostage’s execution
Pakistani insurgents holding a US citizen working for the UN said on Monday they would extend the deadline given for the hostage’s execution.
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‘No arrest warrant for Sudan’s al-Bashir’
The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it has not issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur.
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Sri Lankan troops seize more Tiger bases
Sri Lankan troops on Friday captured more Tamil Tiger bases, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon raised fresh concerns for civilians trapped in the war zone.
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UN chief expresses concern over al-Bashir warrant
An arrest warrant by the ICC against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir might have an adverse impact on UN personnel in Sudan, the UN says.
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Mugabe: Western sanctions to blame for Zim crisis
Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe on Tuesday blamed Western sanctions for his country’s economic collapse, which has left millions jobless and hungry.
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UN scrambles to shield civilians in Darfur town
Peacekeepers held urgent talks with the Sudanese government on Monday on how to protect 5 000 civilians holed up in a UN base in a war-zone town.
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Madagascar mayor in push for president’s ouster
Mayor Andry Rajoelina on Monday sought the removal of President Marc Ravalomanana in the wake of violent protests that left dozens dead.
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Mugabe agrees to visit by UN humanitarian team
Robert Mugabe has agreed to allow a top-level UN team to visit Zimbabwe to find ways of curbing a cholera epidemic and a hunger crisis.
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Israeli army says Gaza pullout complete
Israeli troops completed on Wednesday their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip after a 22-day offensive against the Islamist Hamas movement.
