Ban wants to speed up U.N. building renovation
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is proposing to speed up refurbishment of the iconic United Nations building to try to keep the much-delayed project within budget, according to a report issued on Friday.
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DAVOS, Jan 26 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has called on  world leaders to agree some 2010 milestones towards achieving the  2015 Millennium Development Goals.
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NEW YORK - Germany has called for the speedy reform of the 59-year-old United Nations joining other nations in pressing for a restructuring of the ageing organisation to help it meet new global changes.
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New York - The United Nations last week unveiled a wide-ranging blueprint to reform the organisation, but found media attention more focused on calls for UN secretary-general Kofi Annan to resign.
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With around 100 world leaders converging on New York this week for the UN General Assembly, the hot-button item is Security Council reform.
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Relief teams in Lebanon hope many of the heavily damaged buildings can be salvaged and are requesting the United Nations send more supplies for temporary repairs and to restore electricity and water services, officials said Monday.
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The U.N. secretary general said today that he had put in motion a plan that could lead to a lifting of the blockade within 48 hours.
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"Zapatero is trying to leave his mark on the international scene"  The world is in urgent need of dialogue between Western and Muslim countries as a way to combat terrorism, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday as he opened an international forum.'Never in our lifetime has there been a more desperate need for constructive and committed dialogue, among individuals, among communities, among cultures, among and between nations,' Ban said in Madrid at the start of a two-day meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, a U.N.-backed initiative aimed at encouraging dialogue between the West and Muslim countries. Read more
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American architect Michael Adlerstein was appointed Monday to oversee the $1.9 billion renovation of the landmark United Nations headquarters building overlooking New York's East River.
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A report by a high-level panel on reforming the United Nations proposes expanding the criteria for U.N. military action but maintains the need for Security Council approval, U.N. diplomats said.
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The $1.9 billion renovation of the U.N.'s headquarters overlooking New York's East River is at least $148 million over budget due to delays &#151; and well before any work on the landmark building has begun, auditors said in a new report.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.
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Talks about a U.N. plan for Kosovo were postponed for one week, after Serbia requested more time to allow for a parliament to be formed in Belgrade, a U.N. mediator said Friday.Comment
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The UN Security Council must threaten to use its &quot;stick&quot; as well as offer &quot;carrots&quot; to speed up settlement of the 21-year civil
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The U.N. mediator on Kosovo's  future status said on Thursday he was willing to grant Serbia  more time to consider his complex plan that most see as paving  the way for the province's independence from Belgrade.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a one-day high-level meeting on climate change on Monday was a turning point in the battle against global warming.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving forward to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.