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Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Youth Education and Employment key to Progress in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/youth-education-and-employment-key-to-progress-in-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/youth-education-and-employment-key-to-progress-in-africa#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:35:39 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9240 The United Nations today urged African countries to empower the continent’s youth through schooling and jobs, stressing that the foundation for peace and development lay in giving young people opportunities to build better lives for themselves

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/youth-education-and-employment-key-to-progress-in-africa/feed 1 In Africa, UN Chief Spotlights Progress in Improving Women’s and Children’s Health http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/in-africa-un-chief-spotlights-progress-in-improving-women%e2%80%99s-and-children%e2%80%99s-health Wed, 25 May 2011 19:09:56 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8903  25 May 2011 –Visiting with health workers in Ethiopia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spotlighted the progress made in improving the health of women and children, while also stressing the need to do more to avoid needless deaths. “We have seen so many women and children dying needlessly from preventable diseases,” Mr. Ban told reporters at …

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]]> UN Cites Urgent Need to Boost Humanitarian Aid in Aftermath of Ivorian Crisis http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/un-cites-urgent-to-boost-humanitarian-aid-in-aftermath-of-ivorian-crisis Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:41:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8649 27 April 2011 –The post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire may have ended but thousands of civilians are still suffering from the consequences of the four months of turmoil that engulfed the West African nation and require increased humanitarian assistance, the United Nations said today. UN aid officials have estimated that up to 1 million Ivorians …

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]]> Preventing Genocide Only Real Way to Honour Rwandan Victims – Ban http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/preventing-genocide-only-real-way-to-honour-rwandan-victims-ban Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8316 7 April 2011 –The only way to truly honour the memory of the more than 800,000 people who perished in Rwanda 17 years ago is to ensure that such tragedies never occur again, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, as the United Nations observed the annual day of remembrance of the victims of the genocide. “Preventing …

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]]> New Energy-efficient UN Offices in Kenya Serve as Model for Sustainable Future – Ban http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/energy-efficient-un-offices-in-kenya-serve-as-model-for-sustainable-future-%e2%80%93-ban Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:52:48 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8159 31 March 2011 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today officially opened the new energy-efficient United Nations office complex in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, calling it a model for environmentally sustainable architecture in Africa and beyond. “This building is beautiful, comfortable and efficient. But more than any of that, this building is a living model of our sustainable …

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]]> Resource-rich Africa Well Placed to Transition to ‘Green Economy’ – UN official http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/africa-transition-green-economy http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/africa-transition-green-economy#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8090 28 March 2011 –Africa is well poised to take advantage of a host of opportunities on the continent for building a ‘green economy,’ one that generates decent jobs in an environmentally sustainable way, a senior United Nations official said today. “This continent is in many ways the envy of the 21st century world,” Achim Steiner, …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/africa-transition-green-economy/feed 1 Speedy, Decisive International Action to Protect Civilians in Libya is Cital – UN Chief http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/international-action-to-protect-civilians-in-libya-crisi Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:29:42 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8040 24 March 2011 –A week after the Security Council authorized “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya from Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces, speedy and decisive action by the world community remains crucial amid serious concerns of human rights abuses, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. “The international community has acted together to avert a potential …

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]]> UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/un-to-send-aid-to-eastern-libya-reports-of-hardship-and-attacks-on-civilians Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7972 22 March 2011 –United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces. “Providing humanitarian assistance under current circumstances is very …

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]]> Togolese General Selected as Force Commander of UN mMssion in Côte d’Ivoire http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/togolese-general-selected-as-force-commander-of-un-mmssion-in-cote-d%e2%80%99ivoire Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:10:26 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7851 15 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of an experienced Togolese military officer as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI). Major General Gnakoudè Béréna will succeed Maj. Gen. Abdul Hafiz of Bangladesh, whose tour of duty with the peacekeeping operation ends next week. A …

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]]> Human Rights in Ivory Coast Deteriorating, Warns Top UN Official http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/human-rights-in-ivory-coast-deteriorating-warns-top-un-official Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:21:29 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7711  10 March 2011 – A top United Nations official warned today that human rights violations, including rapes, abductions and killings, are escalating amid the ongoing post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, with at least 27 people killed in just the past week.  According to investigations conducted by UN human rights officers in the country, at least …

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