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New York, Sept 17 (Just Earth News): Just days before the 19 September Summit for Refugees and Migrants, at a ceremony in New York on Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted a 1.3 million signature-strong petition that expressed solidarity with millions of refugees. more
UN Secretary-General extends greetings for Eid Al Adha

New York, Sept 12 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has wished all Muslims around the world a blessed and peaceful Eid Al Adha.

Afghanistan: UN official expresses deep concern after report reveals children bear brunt of conflict

New York, June 27 (JEN) Last year saw more children killed or maimed in Afghanistan since monitoring of those statistics began in 2007, reflecting that “children are bearing the brunt of t ...

Yemen: Ban welcomes signing of UN-brokered agreement as step towards peace, stability

New York, Sept 23(JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the implementation “in full, without delay” of a newly-agreed peace deal in Yemen which strives to end ...

Mali: Ban condemns deadly attack against UN peacekeepers

New York, Sept 3 (JEN) Condemning the latest in a series of recent attacks against United Nations personnel and contractors in northern Mali, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday declare ...

During Skype call, Ban voices gratitude for courageous efforts of UN staff in Gaza

New York, July 26 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday spoke with United Nations staff in Gaza via Skype and thanked them for their courageous efforts amid the ongoing conflict, whi ...

Ban praises Haitian police recruits, judicial institutions in strengthening rule of law

New York,July 16 (JEN) Calling them “the backbone” of Haiti, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesdaypraised national police recruits and the efforts under way to strengthen the rule ...

Middle East: Ban urges Israel, Palestinians to find common ground

New York, July 11 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday warned the United Nations Security Council of the “risk of an all-out escalation in Israel and Gaza” and made an urgent ap ...

UN urges China, G77 to unite for combating climate change

New York, Jun 16 (JEN): As the Group of 77 Summit ends on Sunday with a focus on creating a new sustainable development framework, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed to th ...

Ban condemns Mali car bombing killing UN peacekeepers

New York, June 12 (JEN) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned Wednesday's car bomb attack on a United Nations camp in Mali that resulted in the death of four peacekeepers from ...