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November 7: Roger Meece, the UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), is in Washington to meet with administration officials.
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November 6
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed
The Deputy Secretary-General begins a five-day official visit to Uruguay.
November 8
The Secretary-General makes opening remarks at a special event entitled, "The right to development at 25: Policy coherence in the global partnership for development," on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development beginning at 10 a.m. at UN headquarters. The event is being organized by the New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Secretary-General gives the keynote address at the high-level briefing for member states on the UN Global Pulse at UN headquarters. The General Assembly President will give the opening address and the event will be hosted by Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination.
The Security Council receives a briefing and hold consultations on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
November 9
The Security Council holds an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
November 10
World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed.
The Security Council holds elections for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the morning.
November 11
The Security Council is briefed by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) in the afternoon.
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November 3, 2011, Cannes, France - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (back row, fourth from right) and leaders participating in the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies pose for a group photo at the Palais des Festivals, the summit's venue. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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UN calls on G-20 countries to lead sustainable and jobs-rich economic recovery
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on leaders of the world's biggest economies meeting in Cannes to ensure a global recovery that is sustainable, inclusive and creates real change for those hit hardest.
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November 3, 2011, Cannes, France - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, left) is greeted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as he arrives at the summit of the G20 major economies. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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"We come together at a critical moment," Mr. Ban said in remarks to the 2011 Labour Summit on November 3. "Dark clouds have gathered once again over the global economy. Some may speak of 'recovery.' Too few actually feel it."
"On the contrary, all too many people cannot even see the light at the end of a long, long tunnel," the Secretary-General told the gathering, held on the margins of the summit of the G-20 major economies that began on November 3.
He noted that unemployment is rising almost everywhere, and more and more young people have no jobs and few prospects of finding one. In addition, economic inequalities are widening and poverty is growing.
He stressed that the two-day summit of the G-20 must be about more than "financial fire-fighting."
"It is must be about global economic recovery - growth that is sustainable and inclusive. It must bring real recovery in the real economy."
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In Tripoli, UN chief and Assembly President laud bravery of Libyan people United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser made an unannounced visit to Tripoli on November 2, where they hailed the bravery of the Libyan people in throwing off tyranny and urged them to remain united in rebuilding the country.  | |
November 2, 2011, Tripoli, Libya - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center) with General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (left) and Mustafa Mohammed Abdul Jalil, President of the NTC of Libya. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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Speaking to reporters in the capital, Mr. Ban said he was honored to be visiting Tripoli at such a historic moment and to salute the people of Libya, who paid a heavy price for freedom.
"We are here together to send our strong support and admiration and respect for all your heroic struggles to achieve democracy and freedom," Mr. Ban said at a joint press conference with Mr. Al-Nasser and Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the Chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC). On October 23, the NTC declared the full liberation of Libya, more than eight months after the popular uprising began and days after the death of long-time leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi. The Secretary-General said the path to democracy is not easy, and that building a State with effective and accountable institutions would take time. "But the Libyan people have shown that they have the skills, resources, determination and will to rise to these challenges." Read more Related Headlines ICC calls on countries to help prevent Qadhafi's son escape from Libya Libya: UN official urges quick international assistance for mine action Security Council calls on Libyan authorities to stem proliferation of arms
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Iran: UN human rights body concerned over executions and minority rights
The United Nations committee tasked with reviewing compliance with international human rights treaties has voiced concern over Iran's record on upholding the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, and the increasing number of executions in the country.  The UN Human Rights Committee said on November 3 it was disturbed by the continuing discrimination and arrest of religious and ethnic minorities and homosexuals, as well as by the frequency of capital punishment imposed on juveniles, expressing alarm at the vague definition and the wide range of offences for which it is used.
The committee is made up of a group of independent experts who monitor implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Iran ratified the covenant in 1976, but it was only last month when the country appeared before the committee. Read more
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New and deeper jobs recession looms, UN report warns
A United Nations report issued warns that the cooling global economy risks pushing the world into a double-dip jobs recession and triggering an outbreak of social strife unless governments take urgent action to stimulate employment growth.
In what it calls a "grim analysis" of the future of global employment, the International Labour Organization (ILO) also notes that while private enterprises are in an even weaker position to retain employees since the start of the financial crisis, austerity measures implemented by governments have contributed to the growing numbers of unemployed. "We have reached the moment of truth," said Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies, which issued the report on October 31. "We have a brief window of opportunity to avoid a major double-dip in employment." According to World of Work Report 2011: Making markets work for jobs, 80 million jobs need to be created over the next two years for global employment to return to pre-crisis levels. Yet the report points out that at the current rate, it would take at least five years for employment in developed countries to return to pre-crisis levels - one year longer than projected in last year's report. Read more
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Global food prices drop to 11-month low in October, UN agency reports
Food prices dropped to an 11-month low in October, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said, while adding that they are still higher than last year and very volatile.
 FAO's Food Price Index averaged 216 points last month, down 4 percent from September, the agency said in a news release on November 3. The index is a measure of basic food prices at the global level.
"The drop was triggered by sharp declines in international prices of cereals, oils, sugar and dairy products," said FAO. "Meat prices declined the least."
The agency attributes the decline to an improved supply outlook for a number of commodities and uncertainty about global economic prospects.
Most agricultural commodity prices could remain below their recent highs in the months ahead, according to FAO's biannual Food Outlook report, which analyzes developments in global food and feed markets and was also published.
A record harvest is expected this year for cereals, states the Outlook, which forecasts a record 2,325 million tons - 3.7 percent above last year. Cereal prices are expected to stay relatively firm well into 2012.
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Week in Pictures
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November 2, 2011, Tripoli, Libya - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center, red tie) and General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (left) visit the Khalida Ferjan grave site in Tripoli, Libya, an agricultural warehouse where over one hundred detainees are reported to have been tortured, and many summarily executed, by a military brigade of the Qadhafi regime in August 2011. Pictured with Mr. Ban are Kim Won-soo (second from right), his Deputy Chef de Cabinet, and Ian Martin (third from right), his Special Representative for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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October 30, 2011, Shangil Tobaya, Sudan - Residents of Shangil Tobaya village, located 65 km south of El Fasher, North Darfur, wave flags in welcome for Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Head of the UN's Peackeeping Department (DPKO). UN Photo/Olivier Chassot
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