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Paris Climate Agreement Becomes International Law
The Paris Agreement to combat climate change becomes international law on Friday - a landmark demonstrating that countries are serious about tackling global warming amid growing fears that the world is becoming hotter faster than scientists expected.
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Iran Says It Will Strongly Continue Its Ballistic Missile Program
Iran says it will continue its ballistic missile program after claims made by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon that its missile tests aren't in the spirit of the country's landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
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Very Concerned About Rising Tension On Korean Peninsula: UN Chief
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he is very concerned about rising tension on the Korean peninsula and called on North Korea to refrain from making any provocations.
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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets UN Chief, Says 'I'm Not Angry'
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday met Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince, who remarked that he was not angry with the U.N. chief for briefly blacklisting a Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen.
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Saudi Prince In Charge Of Economy, Defence To Meet Obama On US Visit: Report
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince will fly to the United States on Monday for meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior officials, Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported.
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UN Chief Took Saudis Off Blacklist Over Threat To Stop Funds
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he temporarily removed the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from a U.N. blacklist for violating child rights because its supporters threatened to stop funding many U.N. programs.
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Red, Angry Bird Character Named UN Ambassador For Climate Change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday named Red, the starring animated character in the soon-to-be-released "The Angry Birds Movie" as an honorary U.N. ambassador to encourage young people to go "green" and step up action to tackle climate change.
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UN Alarmed At Attacks On Syria Hospitals, Schools; Nearly 50 Dead
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced alarm at reports of deadly attacks on Syrian schools and hospitals, including a medical center run by the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a U.N. spokesman said.
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Ban Ki-Moon Sends Envoy To Burundi After 'Chilling' Violence
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for urgent talks to avert civil war in Burundi as the central African country defended the actions of its security forces and rejected any idea of stationing foreign troops on its soil.
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Italian Diplomat Appointed to Head UN Refugee Agency
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday appointed Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, a position that Denmark's former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt had been openly lobbying for.
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Paris Climate Agreement Becomes International Law
The Paris Agreement to combat climate change becomes international law on Friday - a landmark demonstrating that countries are serious about tackling global warming amid growing fears that the world is becoming hotter faster than scientists expected.
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Iran Says It Will Strongly Continue Its Ballistic Missile Program
Iran says it will continue its ballistic missile program after claims made by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon that its missile tests aren't in the spirit of the country's landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
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Very Concerned About Rising Tension On Korean Peninsula: UN Chief
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he is very concerned about rising tension on the Korean peninsula and called on North Korea to refrain from making any provocations.
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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets UN Chief, Says 'I'm Not Angry'
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday met Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince, who remarked that he was not angry with the U.N. chief for briefly blacklisting a Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen.
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Saudi Prince In Charge Of Economy, Defence To Meet Obama On US Visit: Report
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince will fly to the United States on Monday for meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior officials, Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported.
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UN Chief Took Saudis Off Blacklist Over Threat To Stop Funds
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he temporarily removed the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from a U.N. blacklist for violating child rights because its supporters threatened to stop funding many U.N. programs.
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Red, Angry Bird Character Named UN Ambassador For Climate Change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday named Red, the starring animated character in the soon-to-be-released "The Angry Birds Movie" as an honorary U.N. ambassador to encourage young people to go "green" and step up action to tackle climate change.
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UN Alarmed At Attacks On Syria Hospitals, Schools; Nearly 50 Dead
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced alarm at reports of deadly attacks on Syrian schools and hospitals, including a medical center run by the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a U.N. spokesman said.
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Ban Ki-Moon Sends Envoy To Burundi After 'Chilling' Violence
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for urgent talks to avert civil war in Burundi as the central African country defended the actions of its security forces and rejected any idea of stationing foreign troops on its soil.
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Italian Diplomat Appointed to Head UN Refugee Agency
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday appointed Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, a position that Denmark's former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt had been openly lobbying for.
