UN Calendar
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November 20
The Secretary-General visits Lisbon, Portugal to participate in the Afghanistan meeting of the NATO Summit.
Universal Children's Day is observed.
November 22
The Security Council holds a debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in the morning.
November 23
The Security Council hears a briefing and hold consultations on the Middle East. It is also expected to adopt a resolution on piracy off the coast of Somalia.
UNAIDS launches the 2010 Report on the global AIDS epidemic. The report will feature the latest global, regional and country estimates on HIV and new trends in the epidemic's evolution.
November 24
The Security Council holds consultations on sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on UN peacekeeping operations.
November 25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed.
November 29-December 10
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun - COP 16 & CMP 6. The sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP) and the sixth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) will be held in Cancun, Mexico.
December 1
World AIDS Day
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UN welcomes Israel's decision to withdraw troops from northern Ghajar
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Israeli government's decision to withdraw its army from the northern part of Ghajar, a village that straddles the so-called Blue Line separating Israel and Lebanon.
 In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban said the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from northern Ghajar would be "an important step" towards the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701.
Resolution 1701 brought to an end the conflict that took place between Israel and the Lebanese group Hizbollah four years ago. It also calls for respect for the Blue Line, the disarming of all militias operating in Lebanon and an end to arms smuggling in the area.
"The United Nations intends to continue to work closely with all parties in the coming period in a process to resolve the permanent status of Ghajar," the statement added.
Mr. Ban commended all sides for their continued commitment to resolution 1701 and stressed his determination and commitment to advance its full implementation.
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UN in Washington
John Ging, director of operations in Gaza for the UN Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), focused attention of Americans on the humanitarian situation in Gaza at events around the United States. In Washington, D.C., Ging briefed congressional members and staffers, Obama administration and State Department officials as well as members of the media. Throughout his visit, he repeated his message that he is "pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian, pro-peace and pro-humanity."
Charles Radcliffe, chief of the global issues section at Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), spoke at a event on disability rights hosted by The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs on November 16. Radcliffe discussed how OHCHR supports nine international treaties under the framework of international human rights standards, and how this Convention provides a framework in which discrimination towards those with a disability can be addressed and avoided.
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UN committed to democratic transition in Myanmar, Ban tells Aung San Suu Kyi
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the United Nations will continue to support efforts towards a democratic transition in Myanmar, as he spoke with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following her long-awaited release.  Ms. Suu Kyi, the head of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was released on November 13 after having been under house arrest for much of the past two decades.
"The Secretary-General told Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that he was encouraged by the spirit of reconciliation emanating from her statements and appeals for dialogue and compromise following her release," his spokesperson said in a statement issued after the telephone call.
Mr. Ban reiterated his own commitment and that of the UN to continue to uphold the cause of human rights and support all efforts by the government, Ms. Suu Kyi and all other stakeholders to build a "united, peaceful, democratic and modern future" for their country. Read more
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Haiti violence hampering cholera response, UN and partners warn
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Haiti are urging an end to the violent demonstrations in Cap Haitien, which they say are seriously impeding efforts to respond to the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak.  "We call upon all involved in these clearly orchestrated demonstrations to stop immediately so national and international partners can continue to save lives with our response to the cholera," the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Nigel Fisher, said on November 16.
"Every day we lose means hospitals go without supplies, patients go untreated and people remain ignorant of the danger they are facing. It is vital that everything possible is done to contain this outbreak in Cap Haitien while we still can - but this is very difficult in the current environment." Read more
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Sanctions against North Korea biting but country remains defiant, experts say in UN report
Sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) to persuade it to abandon its nuclear weapons program are having a substantial impact, although there is no indication that the country is ready to move forward on denuclearization, experts say in a new United Nations report.
"These measures have significantly constrained the ability of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to market and export arms and other proscribed nuclear and ballistic missile items that had previously provided a significant source of the country's foreign earnings," writes the Panel of Experts mandated to examine North Korea's compliance with Security Council resolutions.
The Panel also notes that international condemnation of North Korea's disregard for its nuclear and ballistic missile non-proliferation-related obligations, and its involvement in illicit trade activities, has caused several countries to supplement the Council's measures with their own national sanctions.
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Week in Pictures
UN Panel on Sudan Referenda Visits Juba
November 16, 2010 - Benjamin Mkapa (left), former president of the United Republic of Tanzania and chair of the UN Secretary-General's Panel on the Referenda in Sudan, speaks to a staff member of a referendum registration center in Juba, regional capital of South Sudan, on the second day of registration for the Southern Sudan Referendum, to be held January 9, 2011. UN Photo/Tim McKulka
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U.S. Secretary of State Addresses Council Meeting on Sudan
November 16, 2010 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a high-level meeting of the Security Council on the Secretary-General's body of reports regarding the Sudan. In January 2011, the country will hold two crucial referenda determining whether the regions of South Sudan and Abyei remain part of the country. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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UNPOL Contingent Donates Gifts to Orphanage in Dili, Timor-Leste  November 16, 2010 - Luis Miguel Carrilho, UN Police (UNPOL) Commissioner for the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), hands a gift to a young orphan at Dili Mosque Orphanage in Timor-Leste. The gifts were donated by officers of the UNPOL Turkish contingent, pictured with Mr. Carrilho. UN Photo/Martine Perret _______________________________'High School Musical' Actress Appointed UN Youth Champion 
November 16, 2010 - Actress Monique Coleman, who stars in 'High School Musical,' addresses a press conference on her appointment by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs as UN Youth Champion for the International Year of Youth (August 2010-2011) at UN headquarters in New York. UN Photo/Ryan Brown
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