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Ban appoints Major General Menon head of UN Syria-Israel observer mission

Ban appoints Major General Menon head of UN Syria-Israel observer mission

🕔10:44, 4.Feb 2016

United Nations, Feb 4  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Jai Shankar Menon to head the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which monitors the Syria-Israel ceasefire in the Golan Heights.Menon succeeds Lieutenant General Purna Chandra Thapa of Nepal whose

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UN chief welcomes Nepal constitutional amendments

UN chief welcomes Nepal constitutional amendments

🕔10:50, 27.Jan 2016

United Nations, Jan 27  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Nepal parliament’s vote to amend the constitution and hoped that the positive development would help ease the border blockade.Responding to a question, Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that Ban “welcomes

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Ban, Modi discuss trust factor, justice in climate change negotiations

Ban, Modi discuss trust factor, justice in climate change negotiations

🕔11:30, 26.Sep 2015

United Nations, Sep 26  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held wide-ranging discussions Friday during which building trust in climate change negotiations emerged as a key factor for achieving the anti-global warming component of the UN sustainable development

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Kalam an ‘inspiration’, says Ban Ki-moon

Kalam an ‘inspiration’, says Ban Ki-moon

🕔09:57, 1.Aug 2015

United Nations, Aug 1  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s “inspiration” to the world on Friday during a visit to the Indian Mission in New York as a special gesture of condolence. Ban

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Ban Ki-moon hopes for ‘amicable’ Kashmir resolution

Ban Ki-moon hopes for ‘amicable’ Kashmir resolution

🕔13:08, 18.Jun 2015

United Nations, June 18  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “will continue to engage with each other” to try to resolve the Kashmir situation “peacefully and amicably”, according to Ban’s deputy spokesperson

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Strong UN-Indian partneship good for world: Ban Ki-moon

Strong UN-Indian partneship good for world: Ban Ki-moon

🕔13:00, 13.Jan 2015

New Delhi, Jan 13  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said India was among the biggest contributors to the UN peacekeeping missions and as such its partnership was important to the world body. “India is an important country for the UN.

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Modi suggests more reforms at UN, seeks greater role for India

Modi suggests more reforms at UN, seeks greater role for India

🕔10:56, 28.Sep 2014

  United Nations, Sep 28 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his case for giving nations contributing troops to UN peacekeeping operations more say in decision-making at his meeting with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday as he pitched for more reforms

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