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  UN Chief appeals Israelis, Palestinians to extend truce

  World | July 28, 2014 7:46 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has urged ‘in the strongest terms' both the Israelis and Palestinians to extend, for an additional 24 hours, the humanitarian ceasefire that was in effect and mostly observed

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  Nigeria's abducted girls not forgotten: UN chief

  World | July 24, 2014 8:29 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday voiced his full support for the worldwide vigils to mark 100 days since the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists, noting the

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  Ceasefire 'not enough' for durable Middle East peace: UN chief

  World | July 22, 2014 7:39 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo on Monday in a bid to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which he stressed was "not enough" for a durable Middle East

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  Egypt says no change in Gaza ceasefire initiative

  World | July 22, 2014 6:35 IST

  Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry said on Monday that Egypt has no intention to amend its ceasefire initiative proposed last week between Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement.At a joint news conference with visiting

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  UN chief arrives in Cairo for talks on Gaza

  World | July 21, 2014 23:42 IST

  Cairo: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo on Monday afternoon for talks with Egyptian officials on achieving a ceasefire in the war-stricken Gaza Strip, media reported.Ban is currently on a regional tour that

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  UN chief to visit Jerusalem, Ramallah for peace

  World | July 20, 2014 7:55 IST

  United Nations: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Jerusalem, Ramallah and other cities during his official visit starting on Sunday to broker peace in the Middle East, the spokesperson's office said on Saturday."The Secretary-General

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  UN chief regrets Israeli ground operation in Gaza

  World | July 18, 2014 7:31 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday expressed regret at Israeli ground offensive against the Gaza Strip, urging Israel to "do far more" to stop civilian casualties."In the past 24 hours, there have

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  UN chief appoints envoy on climate change

  World | July 15, 2014 9:28 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday appointed former Irish president Mary Robinson as his special envoy on climate change."Building on her work on climate justice, she will emphasise the urgency from a people

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  UN pledges to help Kenya combat terrorism

  World | June 28, 2014 21:43 IST

  Nairobi: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said the world body is determined to work with the Kenyan government in combating terrorism."It is my hope that under President Kenyatta's leadership, Kenya will enjoy prosperity, peace,

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  UN chief, Australian PM discuss regional issues

  World | June 11, 2014 7:14 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday met visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and they discussed situations in Syria, Ukraine, as well as Fiji.The secretary-general thanked Australia for its consistent support for

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  Jordan diplomat to replace Pillay as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

  World | June 07, 2014 11:28 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Jordan's envoy to the world body as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing Indian-origin Navi Pillay.Following consultations with the Chairmen of the regional groups

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  UN chief urges Israel to freeze settlement activity

  World | June 06, 2014 6:53 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Israel to "heed the calls of the international community to freeze settlement activity", as he voiced his deep concern over further construction by Isreal

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  UN chief urges countries to join Arms Trade Treaty

  World | April 03, 2014 7:02 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Wednesday called for more countries to join the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to facilitate its entry into force.Ban made the appeal in a statement to mark the first

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  UN chief visits typhoon-hit Philippine villages

  World | December 21, 2013 16:51 IST

  Tacloban: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday visited central Philippine villages that were decimated by Typhoon Haiyan, and promised to try to raise at least $800 million in aid to help the region recover from

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  Action plan in place to protect human rights: UN chief

  World | December 17, 2013 20:55 IST

  United Nations: The UN has said it has prepared an action plan to prevent human rights violations in countries after learning from the final phase of the military conflict in Sri Lanka, the world body's

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  UN chief receives report on Syria chemical weapons

  World | September 16, 2013 9:35 IST

  United Nations:  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday received the report from the UN fact-finding group on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.He is set to brief the UN Security Council on the

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  UN mission to probe Syria chemical weapon incident

  World | August 26, 2013 9:35 IST

  United Nations: The UN chemical investigation team in Syria will start a probe in the Ghouta area on the latest incident of the alleged use of chemical weapons, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in

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  UN chief Ban Ki-moon begins Pakistan's visit

  World | August 13, 2013 13:54 IST

  Islamabad: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan Tuesday on a two-day visit for talks on disaster management, peace and education, officials said.Ban will meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

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  Ban asks India, Pak to resolve situation peacefully

  World | August 13, 2013 11:29 IST

  United Nations: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked both India and Pakistan to resolve their differences peacefully, his spokesperson said on Tuesday.Mr. Ban is travelling to Pakistan this week, where he will

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  UN offers help for Uttarakhand disaster

  World | June 25, 2013 15:28 IST

  United Nations, June 25: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has offered help to rebuild disaster-hit Uttarakhand.Commending the response by India's disaster management authorities, Ban said "the UN stands ready to lend its assistance to emergency recovery