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July

• Mandate of UN-African Union mission in Darfur extended by one year 31 Jul 08 full text

• Top UN official hails US road map to combat AIDS 31 Jul 08

• UN agency lauds think-tank proposal to revamp US policy on global food crisis 31 Jul 08

• New ‘cool’ initiative to slash UN’s own emission of greenhouse gases 30 Jul 08

• Radovan Karadžić transferred to UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague 30 Jul 08

• Security Council ends UN mission monitoring Eritrea-Ethiopia border 30 Jul 08

• Robust peacekeeping here to stay, outgoing chief of UN missions says 29 Jul 08

• Significant gains in preventing HIV, but not enough – UN report 29 Jul 08

• Progress being made on Myanmar aid effort, says UN’s top relief official 28 Jul 08

• Top UN official speaks out against ‘vicious’ attacks on Iraqi civilians 28 Jul 08

• Recent events make it more challenging for UN to administer Kosovo - envoy 25 Jul 08

• Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders announce 'full-fledged' talks 25 Jul 08

• Mail & Guardian: Op-Ed by UN Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander Agwai 25 Jul 08

• Situation remains dire for Myanmar cyclone victims, UN agencies warn 25 Jul 08

• Financial Times: Interview with Under-Secretary-General Guehenno on Peacekeeping 

• Secretary-General to appoint South African justice as next UN human rights chief 24 Jul 08

• Afghanistan: more illegal armed groups disbanded with UN help 24 Jul 08

• Ban convenes ‘Group of Friends’ meeting on Myanmar 23 Jul 08

• Karadžic arrest ‘decisive step’ toward ending impunity, says Ban 22 Jul 08

• Afghanistan making significant progress in mine clearance, reports UN official 21 Jul 08

• Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly Meeting on the Global Food and Energy Crisis 18 Jul 08

• UN mission has to adjust to ‘profoundly new reality’ in Kosovo, says Ban 17 Jul 08

• International staff with UN health agency return to Baghdad on permanent basis 17 Jul 08

• Another peacekeeper from UN-African Union force in Darfur killed 16 Jul 08

• Global shortfall of $3.4 billion in humanitarian aid at mid-year point, UN says 16 Jul 08

• DR Congo: UN says food supplies stretched to limit as thousands flee fighting 16 Jul 08

• UN envoy to return to Myanmar next month 15 Jul 08

• Secretary-General's address to "Responsible Sovereignty" event 15 Jul 08

• Iraq: UN welcomes successful launch of over 500 voter registration update centers 15 Jul 08

• Secretary-General's press conference following his meeting with the French Foreign Minister 14 Jul 08

• ICC Prosecutor seeks charges against Sudanese President for Darfur crimes 14 Jul 08

• UN has no influence on ICC, Ban tells Sudan's President 13 Jul 08

• Horn of Africa: 14 million in need of emergency aid, says UN 11 Jul 08

• Ban discusses UN help for Bhutto assassination probe with Pakistani official 11 Jul 08

• Security Council voices support for boosting UN presence in Afghanistan 11 Jul 08

• UN urges South Africa to halt deportation of Zimbabweans 11 Jul 08

• Human rights situation in Darfur ‘remains grim’ – UN rights expert 11 Jul 08

• Secretary-General's press conference on returning from north Asia 10 Jul 08

• Myanmar: UN appeals for $482 million for cyclone recovery 10 Jul 08

• UNESCO committee calls for close surveillance of 4 World Heritage sites 10 Jul 08

• Lebanon still ‘fragile’ despite Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire, says UN political chief 09 Jul 08

• Ban deplores ‘unacceptable’ attack on UN peacekeepers in North Darfur 09 Jul 08

• Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in the Dem. Rep. of the Congo (MONUC) 09 Jul 08

• G-8 summit good start but further action needed to tackle global crises, says Ban 09 Jul 08

• Zimbabwe crisis poses challenge not just to Africa but to the world – Migiro 08 Jul 08 Press Encounter

• UN urges G-8 leaders to boost investment in agriculture to reduce global hunger 08 Jul 08

• UNDP condemns killing of veteran staffer in Mogadishu 07 Jul 08

• Remarks by Secretary-General Ban and World Bank President Robert Zoellick at G8 Summit 07 Jul 08

• Attack on Indian embassy in Kabul ‘cowardly and heinous,’ declares UN envoy 07 Jul 08

• Sites in Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China join UNESCO's World Heritage List 06 Jul 08

• Afghanistan: top UN envoy deplores killing of Wolesi Jirga member 05 Jul 08

• Colombia: UNESCO chief hails release of former presidential candidate 04 Jul 08

• Washington Post Op-Ed: Global Action to Save Global Growth 03 Jul 08

• High food prices led to 50 million more hungry people in 2007, UN says 03 Jul 08

• Ban discusses global issues with Chinese leaders in Beijing 02 Jul 08

• 2008 World Economic and Social Survey 01 Jul 08

• Ban Ki-moon's press conference in Tokyo 01 Jul 08

• New UN report urges companies to boost business with world’s poor 01 Jul 08

June

• New joint UN-African Union mediator for Darfur conflict appointed 30 Jun 08

• Ban appoints France’s Alain Le Roy as new UN peacekeeping chief 30 Jun 08

• Outcome of Zimbabwe polls illegitimate, says Ban 30 Jun 08

• Afghan situation worsening, UN relief chief says, urging new approach 29 Jun 08

• Visiting Kyoto, Ban calls for new climate change agreement by end of 2009 29 Jun 08

• UN health agency to set up permanent office in Iraqi capital 28 Jun 08

• Secretary-General's press encounter prior to his visit to north-east Asia 26 Jun 08

• Secretary-General urges all States to accede to Convention against Torture 26 Jun 08

• Ban marks International Day by stressing shared responsibility for drug control 26 Jun 08

• 2008 World Drug Report 26 Jun 08

• UN agency and Microsoft plan increased collaboration 26 Jun 08

• Wall Street Journal: Darfur OpEd by Rodolphe Adada, Joint Special Representative of UNAMID 25 Jun 08

• UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan visits Timor-Leste 25 Jun 08

• The Report of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of UN Personnel and Premises Worldwide

• UN security chief steps down over last year’s Algiers terrorist attack 24 Jun 08

• Cambodia: UN-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders calls for more funds 24 Jun 08

• New UN envoy for Kosovo takes up duties in Pristina 24 Jun 08

• Darfur: UN envoy doubtful parties are willing to enter serious negotiations 24 Jun 08

• Zimbabwean polls should be postponed, given campaign violence – Ban 23 Jun 08 Security Council Statement

• Secretary-General's press encounter after Security Council luncheon 23 Jun 08

• Ban leads call for greater efforts to end ‘silent war’ of sexual violence in conflict 19 Jun 08

• FAO/WFP crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Zimbabwe (PDF) 19 Jun 08

• UNODC Survey Shows Coca Cultivation Up, Production Level 18 Jun 08

• MONUC report on the Bas Congo violence in February/March 2008 18 Jun 08

• Security Council urged to support Sudan’s ‘fragile’ north-south peace accord 18 Jun 08

• Myanmar: UN Human Rights Council condemns ‘ongoing systematic violations’ 18 Jun 08

• Secretary-General press remarks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 15 Jun 08

• Chairman of Iran sanctions monitoring body reports to Security Council 13 Jun 08

• Ban Ki-moon's address to UNA-UK "Securing the Common Good" 13 Jun 08

• Plan to reconfigure UN presence in Kosovo ‘least objectionable’ option – Ban 13 Jun 08 Kosovo Report

• Secretary-General's Press Encounter following his meeting with Gordon Brown 13 Jun 08

• World Day Against Child Labor 12 Jun 08

• UNESCO chief welcomes literacy work of US First Lady Laura Bush 12 Jun 08

• Building blocks in place for Afghanistan’s development, Ban tells Paris summit 12 Jun 08

• Greater access to education key to combating child labour 12 Jun 08

• Five weeks after cyclone strikes Myanmar, UN appeal remains under-funded 11 Jun 08

• Selection process for next UN human rights chief is clear and rigorous, Ban says 10 Jun 08

• On last leg of African trip, Security Council discusses Ivorian polls 09 Jun 08

• 2008 High-level Meeting on AIDS 10-11 June

• United States talk radio comes to the UN for a day 05 Jun 08

• Ban urges Sudan to cooperate with prosecutors probing Darfur war crimes 05 Jun 08

• World Environment Day 05 Jun 08

• At Rome summit, Ban sees clear sense of resolve in addressing food crisis 04 Jun 08

• Words must be put into action to fight human trafficking 03 Jun 08 press conference with Ashley Judd

• Secretary-General's address at High-level Conference on World Food Security 03 Jun 08

• UNDP Report on operations in North Korea (Nemeth Report) released 02 Jun 08 video of press conference

• Outgoing UN rights chief hails progress in new system of scrutinizing States 02 Jun 08

• UN food chief urges more funding to support aid work after Myanmar cyclone 01 Jun 08

May

• Ban Ki-moon ‘delighted’ at adoption of new cluster bomb convention 30 May 08

• UN health agency calls for total ban on tobacco advertising to protect young 30 May 08

• PSA: George Clooney on Peacekeeping 29 May 08

• New hope for Iraq after years of war, Secretary-General tells Compact meeting 29 May 08

• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - 60 years 29 May 08

• Further sharp increases in global food prices ‘likely’ – UN report 28 May 08

• UN human rights official calls for release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 28 May 08

• Ban Ki-moon voices concern over report on child sexual abuse by peacekeepers 27 May 08

• UN atomic watchdog chief circulates latest report on Iran 26 May 08

• Ban Ki-moon visits cyclone-devastated areas in Myanmar 22 May 08

• Solution to food crisis must address inequalities – UN human rights chief 22 May 08

• Armed men ambush peacekeepers serving with UN force in Darfur 22 May 08

• Member States elect 15 countries to serve on UN Human Rights Council 21 May 08

• Secretary-General's remarks to the press in Bangkok 21 May 08

• Heading for Myanmar, Ban Ki-moon pledges to do ‘utmost’ to speed aid efforts 20 May 08 Statement

• Ban Ki-Moon to travel to Myanmar to boost aid effort 19 May 08

• UNICEF rushes emergency relief to quake victims in China 18 May 08

• PBS NewsHour: Interview with Secretary-General Ban 16 May 08

• UN contributes $7 million for victims of deadly Chinese quake 16 May 08

• World could face severe economic downturn, new UN report suggests 15 May 08

• Secretary-General focuses on role of fathers for International Day of Families 15 May 08

• Ban Ki-moon to send UN’s humanitarian chief to Myanmar 15 May 08

• Darfur conflict threatens to enter new cycle of violence 14 May 08 SG's Darfur Report

• Political parties in Sierra Leone ‘committed’ to peaceful council elections – UN 14 May 08

• Website: Task Force on Global Food Crisis 13 May 08

• Video: Secretary-General Ban & Under-Secretary-General Holmes on Myanmar Response 12 May 08

• Secretary-General convenes inaugural meeting of food crisis task force 12 May 08

• Under-Secretary-General John Holmes talks about Myanmar on the NewsHour 09 May 08

• Flash Appeal: UN Appeals for $187 million to Assist Myanmar 09 May 08

• Money running out for Iraqi refugee crisis, warns UN agency 09 May 08

• Ban Ki-moon gathers global health experts to improve care for world’s poorest 09 May 08

• Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Capitol Hill breifing 08 May 08

• Press Release: 1.5 million "severely affected" in Myanmar, says top UN humanitarian official 08 May 08

• Martin Luther King an 'unsurpassed advocate' of UN values, says Ban Ki-moon 08 May 08

• Zimbabwe’s electoral process must be peaceful and transparent – Ban Ki-moon 07 May 08

• UN humanitarian chief offers emergency funds for cyclone-hit Myanmar 06 May 08

• Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off five-year UN renovation project 05 May 08

• Task Force on global food crisis to move at ‘full speed’ – Ban Ki-moon 05 May 08

• UN stands ready to assist after deadly cyclone batters Myanmar 05 May 08

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Entry into Force 03 May 08 fact sheet

• Free press, access to information vital for development, top UN officials stress 03 May 08

• UN-AU peacekeepers aid Darfur villagers attacked by Sudanese forces 03 May 08

• UN throws spotlight on pneumonia, world’s biggest killer of children 02 May 08

• UN mission supporting southern Sudan peace accord extended 01 May 08 Security Council Resolutions

• Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day - 3 May 2008 01 May 08

April

• UN to draw up comprehensive plan to address world food crisis 30 Apr 08

• Secretary-General urges Israel to exercise restraint after latest violence in Gaza 28 Apr 08

• UN promotes peacebuilding in Kenya after election crisis 28 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's Quarterly Report on Iraq 25 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's message on World Malaria Day 25 Apr 08

• Darfur: Dr. Jane Holl Lute's briefing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 23 Apr 08

• Ivorian peace process tops agenda of Ban Ki-moon’s final stops in West Africa 23 Apr 08

• Finding cures for major illnesses at risk due to biodiversity loss, UN warns 23 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's speech in Liberia 22 Apr 08

• Thousands gather as annual indigenous forum kicks off at UN Headquarters 21 Apr 08

• DR Congo and Rwanda assess progress in dealing with armed groups 21 Apr 08

• SG Speech in Accra on Trade, Development and the Food Crisis 21 Apr 08

• Darfur: UN, African Union envoys hold fresh talks 19 Apr 08

• Ban Ki-moon welcomes Pope Benedict, stressing common mission 18 Apr 08

• Attacks on food trucks force UN agency to cut rations in Darfur 17 Apr 08

• UN ECOSOC to hold meeting on emerging food crisis 16 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in Cote D'ivoire 15 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's report on the deployment of the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur 14 Apr 08

• Ban Ki-moon urges immediate and long-term steps to fight escalating food crisis 14 Apr 08

• Ban Ki-moon calls on Russians to take greater UN role 11 Apr 08

• UN experts urge full access for independent observers, media in Tibet 10 Apr 08

• Better coordination of efforts to help Afghanistan priority for new UN envoy 09 Apr 08

• Mexican investigative reporter scoops UN press freedom prize 09 Apr 08

• Ban Ki-moon seeks backing of Member States for UN management reform 08 Apr 08

• Google and UNHCR team up to highlight humanitarian crises and aid 08 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) 07 Apr 08

• Secretary-General's statement on the anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide 07 Apr 08

• UN fact sheet on Nepal's elections 04 Apr 08

• Ban Ki-moon marks four years since the first Security Council meeting on Darfur 04 Apr 08

• UN will stay in Afghanistan as long as necessary, vows Ban Ki-moon 03 Apr 08

• UN unveils latest list of ‘10 Stories the World Should Know More About’ 03 Apr 08

• Secretary-General hails courage of children, families confronting autism 02 Apr 08

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