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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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  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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  Gaza toll hits 337 on day 12, UN chief heads to region

  World | July 19, 2014 23:27 IST

  Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel today pressed on with its open-ended ground operation and intensive air barrages across Gaza, killing 25 people including children that raised the death toll to 337 on the 12th day of the offensive,

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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 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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  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 hopes Modi would attend UN general assembly in September

  World | May 21, 2014 18:54 IST

  United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon would "very much hope" that India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN general assembly later this year and particularly participate in the climate change summit, according

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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 denounces attacks on LGBT people

  Other Sports | February 06, 2014 14:46 IST

  Sochi, Russia: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned attacks and discrimination against homosexuals on Thursday, touching on the gay rights issue in Russia that has overshadowed preparations for the Sochi Olympics.   In a speech to the

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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 condemns terrorist attack in Iran

  World | November 01, 2013 11:04 IST

  United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Thursday condemned a recent terrorist attack in Iran's Saravan city which killed over a dozen Iranian border guards, his spokesperson said.The UN chief condemned the attack, while

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  UN chief calls for peaceful Maldivian presidential poll

  World | October 09, 2013 9:15 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday called for "peaceful, inclusive and credible" presidential election in the Maldives as he took note of the repolling to be held "within a new time frame"."The secretary-general

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  UN chief welcomes Security Council statement on Syria

  World | October 03, 2013 7:44 IST

  United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday welcomed a Security Council statement on Syria, which called for unhindered humanitarian access in the war-torn country, Xinhua reported."The secretary-general welcomes the presidential statement by the Security

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  U.N. chief welcomes India-Pak talks

  World | October 01, 2013 10:33 IST

  United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan held on the sidelines of the General Assembly here as he stressed the importance of India's role

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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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  Reported chemical weapons use in Syria shocking: UN chief

  World | August 22, 2013 10:27 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has expressed his shock over the reported use of chemical weapons in the Damascus suburbs.Stating that he was "shocked" by the reported use of chemical weapons on the

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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