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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) at a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to Jerusalem, stressed his full support for direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, and voiced the hope that this year will be a decisive one for peace in the Middle East. “I am encouraged that Israelis and Palestinians have re-engaged in direct dialogue. But for these negotiations to have a Continue reading →

Sanctions committee split over Iran’s ballistic missile launch

Gary Quinlan (left), Permanent Representative of Australia to the UN, with Agshin Mehdiyev, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN, at the Council meeting. 25 April 2013 United Nations, New York Amid continuing doubts about the uniquely civilian character of Iran’s nuclear programme, the Security Council heard a briefing today by the Chairman of its 1737 Sanctions Committee, who reported that members were divided over whether recent ballistic missile launches were in violation of Council resolution 1929 (2010). Continue reading →

Ban deplores deadly attacks targeting female students in Pakistan

Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a series of deadly attacks targeting a bus, a hospital facility and a historic house in Pakistan, which killed at least 20 civilians, many of whom were female students. Continue reading →