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May

• 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

March

• International tribunal for Lebanon killings reaches start-up phase – UN report 31 Mar 08

• Vowing support for Government, new UN envoy arrives in Afghanistan 28 Mar 08

• Further progress needed for Liberia to consolidate hard-won peace – UN report 25 Mar 08

• UN food aid agency appeals for $500 million to offset soaring prices 24 Mar 08

• UNAMID: Darfur Human Rights Report 20 Mar 08

• Secretary-General's Report on Somalia 20 Mar 08

• UNAMI: Iraq Human Rights Report 19 Mar 08

• Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum-seekers in industrialized world – UN report 18 Mar 08

• Kosovo: UN mission condemns violence, retakes Mitrovica courthouse 17 Mar 08

• Top envoy strongly condemns attack on UN mission’s Court building 14 Mar 08

• Hollywood humanitarians assist critical UN air operations in Darfur 13 Mar 08

• Christian Science Monitor article: Ban Ki-moon Emerges as a Dogged Reformer 12 Mar 08

• Secretary-General's Op-Ed 'The New Face of Global Hunger' 12 Mar 08

• Ban Ki-moon to attend international meeting on Afghanistan 12 Mar 08 SG's report on Afghanistan

• Top UN official urges pressure on Darfur combatants to lay down arms 11 Mar 08

• Secretary-General's report to the Security Council on Afghanistan 11 Mar 08

• Urgent action crucial for Africa to meet its development targets – Ban Ki-moon 10 Mar 08

• UN envoy meets pro-democracy leader again before wrapping up Myanmar visit 10 Mar 08

• International Women's Day 2008 08 Mar 08

• Radio: Micheal Gaouette, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, addresses Darfur crisis 07 Mar 08

• Ground breaking set for May in overhaul of UN Headquarters 06 Mar 08

• Top UN mediation team now on call for crises around the world 05 Mar 08

• Afghanistan must do more to rein in ‘unprecedented’ drug trade – UN agency 05 Mar 08

• International Narcotics Control Board releases annual report 05 Mar 08

• Security Council authorizes more sanctions against Iran over nuclear issue 03 Mar 08

• Ban Ki-moon calls for equal scrutiny of all countries by UN human rights organ 03 Mar 08

• Actress Drew Barrymore donates $1 million to UN anti-hunger program 03 Mar 08

• Security Council, Secretary-General alarmed by deadly violence in Middle East 02 Mar 08

February

• Secretary-General's remarks at the George Bush Presidential Library 29 Feb 08

• Secretary-General Ban welcomes accord ‘breakthrough’ in Kenya 28 Feb 08

• Middle East: Ban Ki-moon 'deeply concerned' at rising violence, loss of life 28 Feb 08

• Insecurity hindering return of Afghan refugees to their homeland, says UN agency 27 Feb 08

• Middle East peace process needs changes on the ground to succeed – UN envoy 26 Feb 08

• Launch of the Secretary-General's Campaign to End Violence against Women 25 Feb 08 website

• Over 6 million Afghan children to start new school year with UN support 25 Feb 08

• ASEAN plays key role in helping Myanmar, UN envoy stresses 22 Feb 08

• New web portal for UN statistics unveiled: UNdata 21 Feb 08

• Worsening situation in West Darfur jeopardizes aid efforts – UN report 20 Feb 08

• Climate change resulting in shift to ‘green’ economies, says UN agency 20 Feb 08

• Ban Ki-moon's statement to the Security Council on Kosovo 18 Feb 08

• Secretary-General & President Bush's press encounter at the White House 15 Feb 08

• Ban Ki-moon sets up 'management committee' of Lebanon Tribunal 14 Feb 08

• Memorial for US politician, Model UN on Ban Ki-moon’s Washington itinerary 13 Feb 08

• Myanmar: Secretary-General convenes ‘Group of Friends’ meeting 13 Feb 08

• Timor-Leste: UN envoy decries political attacks, hails government response 12 Feb 08

• Ban Ki-moon heads to Washington on Thursday for talks with US President Bush 11 Feb 08

• Secretary-General saddened by death of US Representative Tom Lantos 11 Feb 08

• Ban Ki-moon condemns shooting of Timorese president, urges calm 11 Feb 08

• At Model UN in Chicago, Ban Ki-moon hails youth focus on climate change 09 Feb 08

• Ban Ki-moon urges US business leaders to support ‘green’ economics 08 Feb 08

• UNODC Afghanistan Winter Opium Report 06 Feb 08

• Veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to head UN staff security review 05 Feb 08

• Security Council statement condemns attack against Chadian Government 04 Feb 08

January

• Video (RealPlayer needed): George Clooney's UN Headquarters Press Conference  31 Jan 08

• Ban Ki-moon to visit strife-torn Kenya 31 Jan 08

• Arab rights charter deviates from international standards, says UN official 30 Jan 08

• Child recruitment continues in over one dozen countries, reports Ban Ki-moon 29 Jan 08

• Speech by Congressman Tom Lantos at Headquarters' Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony 28 Jan 08

• 27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust

• Ethics: Senior Secretariat staff voluntary public financial disclosure 24 Jan 08

• Radio: SRSG for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, on NPR's Talk of the Nation 24 Jan 08

• Avian flu remains global threat, cautions UN 24 Jan 08

• Ban Ki-moon urges early funding for $3.8 billion UN humanitarian appeal 23 Jan 08

• Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo Peace Conference 23 Jan 08

• Targeted health strategies necessary to save children’s lives – UNICEF 22 Jan 08

• OCHA's Gaza Emergency Humanitarian Appeal 22 Jan 08

• Major corporations to invest in UN-backed fight against AIDS, TB, malaria 21 Jan 08

• Actor, advocate George Clooney named UN Messenger of Peace 18 Jan 08

• UN envoy’s return to Myanmar could spur further progress, says Security Council 17 Jan 08

• Attacks in Iraq decrease but insufficient progress on political front, UN reports 16 Jan 08

• Afghanistan: UN calls for redoubled peace efforts after hotel bombing 15 Jan 08

• Press Release: UN Secretary-General Orders Independent Inquiry into Algiers Bombing 14 Jan 08

• Cyberschoolbus: 'Ask the Secretary-General' 14 Jan 08

• Sudan: UN officials meet with Government on operations of Darfur peacekeepers 14 Jan 08

• Fraud Alert: United Nations' name used in online scams 11 Jan 08

• UN atomic agency chief heads to Tehran for talks on Iran’s nuclear program 10 Jan 08

• Arab League to launch massive campaign for Iraqi refugees with UN help 10 Jan 08

• Darfur peacekeeping force faces greatest risks since the 1990s – top UN official 09 Jan 08

• Report: World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 09 Jan 08

• Sudanese army elements attack UN convoy; Ban Ki-moon protests 08 Jan 08

• Press Conference: 2008 should be the year of the ‘bottom billion,’ stresses Ban Ki-moon 07 Jan 08

• 250,000 Kenyans displaced by post-electoral violence, UN estimates 04 Jan 08

• Outstanding gaps in new UN force in Darfur must be filled – Ban Ki-moon 03 Jan 08

• UNAMID Report 03 Jan 08

• Ban Ki-moon shocked by deadly wave of violence in post-election Kenya 02 Jan 08

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