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May 23
The Secretary-General is in Nigeria, where he will visit a hospital and a primary health care centre to see major improvements underway. He will meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and the Cabinet of Nigeria.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosts a conference with the theme, "Human Development and Indigenous Peoples: indicators to measure multi-dimensional poverty and experiences from Latin America" at UN headquarters in New York
May 24
Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visits Washington where he will meet with congressional and administration officials.
The Global Runway Safety Symposium begins in Montreal, Canada. It is organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ends May 26.
May 25
The Secretary-General is in Ethiopia, where he will visit a rural health extension program, which trains young women to serve their communities' health needs, seen as a model for the continent. In addition, he will meet with women and children in their homes and at a health post and hospital, to witness the accomplishments and understand the challenges to achieving the Every Woman, Every Child goals.
Farid Zarif, Director of the Europe and Latin America Division at the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations speaks at a US Institute of Peace event titled, Haiti: The Challenge of Keeping Haitians Safe, in Washington beginning at 9 a.m.
May 26
The Security Council mission returns to New York from a three-country visit to Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya.
The Secretary-General attends the Group of 8 (G8) Summit in Deauville, France, where he will meet with leaders of the G8 and continue to push for a sustained focus on women's and children's health as a cornerstone of the development agenda.
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, speaks at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) commencement ceremony in Washington.
May 27
The United Nations Headquarters observes the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. At 2 p.m., there will be a medal parade at UN headquarters to honor the military and police officers serving in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).
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Secretary-General's Reports
Special report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Equality at Work: The Continuing Challenge
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The Economic Report on Africa 2011
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Hundreds risk return to Libya in bid to reach Europe by boat
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Eastern Africa Displaced Populations Report - Issue 9, April 2011
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Corruption in the Western Balkans: Bribery as Experienced by the Population
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Statistics 2011
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May 22, 2011 - Members of the Security Council listen to the testimony of a displaced Southern Sudanese at Mayo Camp for Internally Displaced Persons, outside Sudan's capital, Khartoum. Pictured in the background seated (second from left to right): Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany; Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom; Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States; Néstor Osorio, Permanent Representative of Colombia; and Ivan Barbalić, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina. UN Photo/Paul Banks
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Sudan: UN demands halt to fighting and troop withdrawal from Abyei United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the continuing escalation of violence in Sudan's disputed area of Abyei, as the Security Council called on the Khartoum-based government to immediately halt all military operations and withdraw its troops from the territory.  | |
May 22, 2011 - Susan E. Rice (at podium), Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN and member of the Security Council, briefs reporters at the end of the Council's second day in Khartoum, Sudan, that she led along with France and Russia's Permanent Representatives, Gérard Araud (center) and Vitaly I. Churkin. The visit of the Council comes just as news of fighting between the forces of the government of Sudan and of newly-independent South Sudan has been reported in Abyei, a disputed border region. UN Photo/Stuart Price
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The Security Council said the taking over of Abyei by government of Sudan troops constituted a serious violation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 to end two decades of civil war between the north and the south. The Council said the seizure of Abyei "threatens to undermine the mutual commitment of the parties to avoid a return to war and resolve all remaining CPA and post-CPA issues peacefully." "The members of the Security Council call upon the government of Sudan to halt its military operations and withdraw immediately from Abyei town and its environs," the Council said in a press statement. Mr. Ban deplored the actions of those responsible for shelling of the United Nations compound, an assault that wounded two peacekeepers, and demanded that the perpetrators be held accountable for the attack. "The members of the Security Council demand the immediate withdrawal of all military elements from Abyei and the full implementation of the Kadugli Agreement," according to the statement. Read more Related Headlines Sudan: UN mission concerned over fighting in Abyei, urges civilian protection Sudan: UN condemns 'criminal attack' against its convoy in Abyei
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Côte d'Ivoire: Secretary-General pledges continued UN support for Ivorians emerging from conflict
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke with residents of an internally displaced persons' (IDP) camp in a suburb of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, pledging that the United Nations will stand with them as they attempt to rebuild their lives and restore stability in their country.  | |
May 21, 2011 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) poses for a photograph with Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire, during Mr. Ouattara's inauguration ceremony in the Ivorian capital, Yamassoukro, on Saturday. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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"I want you to know that my heart is with you all," Mr. Bantoldthe IDPs at the Union des Eglises Evangéliques Services et Eouvres camp in the Cocody commune of Abidjan. "That is why I am here, to express my solidarity with you, to offer help and hope that your lives will soon return to normal," he added. He assured them that the UN will continue providing basic services, such as water, food, shelter and health care and sanitation, to those displaced and others in need until they are able to return to their homes, stressing that no one will be compelled to return to their places of origin until they are ready to do so. On Saturday, Mr. Ban attended the inauguration of Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara in the country's political capital, Yamoussoukro, during which the new leader reiterated his commitment to promoting reconciliation, dialogue and peace following the recent post-election violence. Read more Related Headlines Côte d'Ivoire: UN chief attends inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara Côte d'Ivoire: UN peacekeepers receive arms collected in Abidjan after political crisis
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UN's 'life-saver' fund breaks $2 billion barrier in backing crisis relief efforts
The United Nations-managed fund set up to assist the victims of conflicts and disasters in their immediate aftermath today passed the $2 billion milestone in the amount of money it has disbursed to humanitarian agencies.
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File Photo - UN peacekeepers help a child aboard a truck during the relocation of residents of a tent camp, displaced since the January 2010 earthquake, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN Photo/Logan Abassi
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Launched in 2006, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has since allocated aid to crises and emergencies in at least 82 countries.
The fund was created by UN member states to ensure that aid is available within hours of a crisis or emergency forming and to also support aid agencies operating in countries where emergencies have been under-funded.
"CERF is a proven life-saver," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he welcomed the surpassing of the $2 billion mark. "When people are hit by disaster, there is no time to lose."
The fund is now the UN's sixth largest source of revenue for humanitarian appeals, and allocates an average of $400 million each year, drawing on donations from 122 countries as well as the private sector.
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Six nations to make their debut on UN Human Rights Council
Six countries that have never previously served on the United Nations Human Rights Council are among 15 new members of the Geneva-based body after a round of balloting among UN member states on May 20.
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May 20, 2011 - Conference service support staff hold up empty ballot boxes before circulating them among members of the General Assembly who voted to fill 15 seats on the Human Rights Council. Among the 15 states elected, Austria, Benin, Botswana, Congo, Costa Rica and Kuwait, will serve on the Council for the first time. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz
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Austria, Benin, Botswana, the Republic of Congo, Costa Rica and Kuwait will make their debut on the Council next month, starting three-year terms on the 47-member panel that allots seats according to a formula based on world regions.
The other newly elected members - although they have previously completed stints since the Council was created in 2006 - are Burkina Faso, Chile, Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines and Romania.
General Assembly President Joseph Deiss announced the results of the voting, which was conducted among member states at UN headquarters in New York.
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A famous royal hat to benefit UN efforts to assist children in need
The hat that launched a thousand headlines when it appeared at the British royal wedding last month sold for $131,000 on May 22 in support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).  | |
The hat worn by Princess Beatrice
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The pale pink hat worn by Princess Beatrice to the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on April 29 in London - and which drew immediate criticism from countless fashion observers - was auctioned on the eBay website, with the proceeds to be divided equally between UNICEF and the Children in Crisis charity. Katie Morrison, a spokesperson for UNICEF UK, said that UNICEF could use its half of the proceeds to buy enough anti-malaria mosquito nets for more than 6,000 families, enough water pumps to provide 75 villages with safe drinking water or enough vaccines to protect nearly 70,000 children against measles.
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Week in Review
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May 22, 2011- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) speaks with a young patient during his visit to Maitama General Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where he commended the Nigerian government for investing in women's and children's health, saying the United Nations would support efforts to make communities in the West African country healthier. "Health systems that work for women and children are health systems that work for all," Mr. Ban said. He told the assembled crowd that, like them, he was born in a small village and that his mother gave birth to him almost alone. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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May 20, 2011 - Tenor Dai Yuqiang (left) and Soprano Leigh Ann Hinton, officers of the People's Liberation Army of China and United States Army, respectively, perform the famous aria "Libiamo ne' Lieti Calici" from Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata", during the first-ever joint concert by the U.S. and Chinese military bands at UN headquarters. The concert is part of the ensembles' three-city tour based on friendship and cooperation through music, and concluded on May 21 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras
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