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September 6
The Secretary-General gives a lecture at Auckland University in New Zealand.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) launches the Trade and Development Report of 2011 with the focus "Post-crisis policy challenges in the world economy."
The second regular session of the 2011 Executive Board of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) begins at UN headquarters through September 9.
September 7
The Secretary-General attends the Pacific Islands Forum in Australia.
The Fourth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities begins in New York through September 9.
The Security Council is briefed on the 1737 Committee (relating to the Islamic Republic of Iran), followed by consultations on Cyprus.
A briefing titled, "Can we make a green future a reality? It can be done," takes place at UN headquarters in New York. It is co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Slovakia and NGO Sustainability, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).
September 8
International Literacy Day is observed.
The Secretary-General addresses the University of Sydney on Australia and the 21st Century United Nations.
The Security Council holds consultations on Sudan and South Sudan.
September 9
The General Assembly holds a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of September 11 in the General Assembly Hall in New York, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Speakers at the event include the President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss; the Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro; and the Permanent Representative of the United States, Ambassador Susan E. Rice. Interfaith leaders will also participate in the commemoration.
A briefing on the International Atomic Energy Agency's 2011 Scientific Forum with the theme, "Water matters: Making a difference with nuclear techniques," takes place at UN headquarters in New York.
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September 1, 2011, Paris - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Libya's interim governing body, before attending an international conference in support of the "new Libya", or the "Friends of Libya" summit, in Paris, France. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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At Paris conference, Secretary-General pledges UN support for democratic and stable Libya
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged the continued assistance of the United Nations in helping Libya tackle its humanitarian challenges, as well as in building a democratic and stable nation once the current conflict is over.  | |
September 1, 2011, Paris - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) speaks at a joint press briefing following the International Conference in Support of the New Libya, also known as the "Friends of Libya" summit, in Paris, France. Next to Mr. Ban is Mahmoud Jibril, Prime Minister of Libya's National Transitional Council. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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Six months after world leaders met to agree on joint action to prevent a massacre of Libyan civilians, they reconvened in Paris on September 1 for the International Conference in Support of the New Libya, hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom. Mr. Ban told the gathering that the most immediate challenge is on the humanitarian front, with some 860,000 people having left the country since February, when opposition forces rose up against the regime of Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi as part of a wider pro-democracy movement across North Africa and the Middle East.  | |
September 1, 2011, Paris - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, center) poses for a group photo with heads of delegations at the "Friends of Libya" summit, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France. Also pictured, (front row, from left): Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal; Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada; Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy; King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein of Jordan; Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Chairman of Libya's NTC; and Mahmoud Jibril, Prime Minister of the NTC. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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"Looking beyond the immediate humanitarian crisis, it will be essential to work closely with the Libyan leadership to identify their needs and priorities," stated the Secretary-General, who was accompanied by his Special Envoy for Libya, Abdel Elah Al-Khatib, and his Special Advisor for post-conflict planning, Ian Martin. "Once those needs are identified, we will have to act in harmony and in a coordinated manner to ensure effective, collective action," he added. Read more Related Headlines UN adviser on post-conflict planning begins talks with interim authority UN official arrives in Tripoli to set up humanitarian operations
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Horn of Africa food crisis remains dire as famine spreads in Somalia
The United Nations agricultural agency has called for greater efforts to bring the food crisis in the Horn of Africa under control, saying that famine conditions had spread to a sixth area in Somalia, putting an estimated 750,000 people in the country at risk of starvation over the next four months.  | |
Parents wait with their malnourished and dehydrated children in a corridor at Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu. UN Photo
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The latest data released by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia, which is managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), indicated that famine has spread to the Bay region, one of Somalia's most productive areas. Famine was earlier declared in five other areas in southern and central Somalia. The number of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance has increased from 2.4 million to 4 million in the past eight months, with 3 million of them in the country's south, according to FAO. Record levels of acute malnutrition have been registered in the Bay region, with 58 percent of children under the age of five acutely malnourished, with a crude mortality rate of more than two deaths per 10,000 per day. Despite ongoing response to the humanitarian crisis, projections indicate that famine will become widespread throughout southern Somalia by the end of this year. Read more Related Headlines At UN-backed consultative meeting, Somali regions commit to better cooperation Upcoming meeting in Mogadishu critical for restoring stability in Somalia - UN envoy UN and partners boost food aid to Somali refugees amid alarming malnutrition In Mogadishu, UN refugee chief urges scale-up of aid for displaced Somalis UN refugee agency to airlift aid into Somalia for Eid al-Fitr holiday
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Week in Review
UNMISS Deploys Peacekeepers to Conflict-Stricken Jonglei State
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September 1, 2011, Likuangole, South Sudan - Bangladeshi peacekeepers with the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) are deployed to Likuangole Payam, Jonglei State, in an effort to stem the cycle of revenge attacks and killings that have killed more than 1,000 people in the last three months. UN Photo/Tim McKulka
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Secretary-General Views Effects of Climate Change on Kiribati
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September 5, 2011, Bairiki, Kiribati - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and Amberoti Nikora, Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development of the Republic of Kiribati, watch a high tide in the village of Bairiki, on Kiribati's Tarawa atoll. Climate change has affected the tides in this low-lying area. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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