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UN Chief to visit India this week

UN Chief to visit India this week United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to India this week on a three-day visit during which he will discuss current regional and global issues with the country's senior political leadership. The Secretary-General will depart from the US on Wednesday for the three-day trip, which will include visits to New Delhi and Mumbai. In Delhi, Ban will have meetings with the "senior political leadership to discuss current regional...
11:59 PM, Apr 23, 2012

UN needs millions to help end attacks on women

UN needs millions to help end attacks on women United Nations: The UN secretary-general has appealed for a massive increase in funds for programs to stop the global pandemic of violence against women, saying the UN received more 2,500 applications this year requesting nearly $ 1.2 billion. Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that over 15 years, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women has delivered grants worth $ 77 million to 339 initiatives in 126 countries, "but...
08:39 AM, Nov 24, 2011

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says running for second term

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says running for second term United Nations: Ban Ki-moon formally asked members of the United Nations on Monday to support his candidacy for a second five-year term as UN secretary-general a goal he looks almost certain to achieve. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, already had assurances of support from the United States and other key members of the UN Security Council, diplomats said in March. Ban's first term ends on December 31. He...
02:06 AM, Jun 07, 2011

UNSC to take action to stop Libya violence

UNSC to take action to stop Libya violence United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked the powerful Security Council to take "concrete action" against Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Libya to stop his forces' bloody crackdown against anti-government protesters. He warned that any delay would add to the death toll which has already crossed 1,000. "It is time for the Security Council to consider concrete action," he said in his address to the 15-member body, including India, which...
09:21 AM, Feb 26, 2011

UN must ensure Pak keeps terror promise: Pranab

UN must ensure Pak keeps terror promise: Pranab BJP fears Congress will get political mileage out of the Pak rhetoric. ...
05:48 PM, Feb 06, 2009

PM campaigned for Tharoor at NAM

PM campaigned for Tharoor at NAM Manmohan Singh says he is hopeful that Shashi Tharoor would do well in the contest for UN Secretary-General. ...
10:10 AM, Sep 18, 2006

Kofi Annan to visit Lebanon

Kofi Annan to visit Lebanon The UN Secretary General is scheduled to visit Lebanon at the start of an extensive tour aimed at reinforcing the UN-brokered truce. ...
04:45 PM, Aug 29, 2006
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