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Friday,
May 7, 2010
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TWO
U.N. PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN DARFUR AMBUSH; SECRETARY-GENERAL INCENSED

• The
  (UNAMID) reports that at around
  11:30 local time this morning, one of its convoys was ambushed. Two
  Egyptian peacekeepers were killed and another three seriously wounded.
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• The patrol was attacked by unidentified armed men
  near the village of Katayla, in
  .
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• The attackers opened fire on the peacekeepers and
  fled when the convoy returned fire. The wounded were air-lifted to
  UNAMID’s hospital in Nyala and they’re reported to be in stable
  condition.
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• The AU-Ãå±±½ûµØJoint Special Representative,
  , has expressed outrage over the attack.
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• Ban Ki-moon is aware of the attack and is equally
  incensed.
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• UNAMID is calling on the Government of the Sudan to
  identify, capture and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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• This attack brings to 24 the number of UNAMID
  personnel killed in hostile actions since the Mission was established in
  January 2008.

ÌýSECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP U.N.
MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD

• The
  held consultations on the
  (MINURCAT).
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• , the ³§±ð³¦°ù±ð³Ù²¹°ù²â-³Ò±ð²Ô±ð°ù²¹±ô’s Special Representative and
  head of MINURCAT, briefed Council members on the plan to reconfigure
  that peacekeeping mission.
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• Under the plan, outlined in the
  recent report, the Mission’s military component
  will be reduced from its current strength of 3,300 personnel in Chad to
  1,400 troops and 500 support elements.
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• Meanwhile, the
  (UNHCR)
  that it has begun this week to transfer some 1,100 newly
  arrived Central African refugees from the border in southern
  to a refugee camp where the Agency can assist them. These
  refugees crossed into southern Chad’s Moyen Chari province two weeks
  ago, after violence forced them from villages in northern
  .

ÌýSECRETARY
MET BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT, CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES

• Earlier today, the
  concluded two back-to-back meetings. Ìý
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• The first was with Bolivian President Evo Morales
  Ayma and representatives from civil society organizations that
  participated at the recent climate conference in Cochabamba in Bolivia.
  He held his second meeting privately with President Morales.ÌýÌý
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• The Secretary-General told President Morales that
  the voices of civil society and indigenous peoples must be heard. He
  welcomes all initiatives that can contribute to a comprehensive,
  equitable and effective global response to climate change.Ìý
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• The Secretary-General said he was pleased that
  conclusions of the Cochabamba conference had been submitted to the
  , the one
  universal forum where all nations and peoples come together to resolve
  climate issues.ÌýÌý

ÌýSOMALI ARMED GROUPS URGED TO ALLOW
UNFETTERED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

• The Ãå±±½ûµØHumanitarian Coordinator for
  , Mark Bowden, is
  on armed groups to put down their arms, allow unfettered
  humanitarian access and vacate a medical clinic treating victims of
  fighting.
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• As of Friday afternoon, armed groups were occupying
  the medical compound in the Afgooye corridor and were holding the
  clinic’s director hostage. Patients had to be evacuated.
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• There are more than 360,000 displaced people in
  temporary settlements along the 1.3 kilometer corridor between
  Mogadishu, the capital and the town of Afgooye.

INITIAL
PHASE OF PRIORITY RELOCATION IN HAITI’S CAPITAL COMPLETED

• Concerning the initial phase of priority
  relocations of Haitians displaced by the January 12 earthquake in
  , the
  (MINUSTAH) says that since the
  earthquake’s aftermath, it has helped to relocate more than 7,400
  Haitians to more secure areas.
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• Movement to new sites has been and continues to be
  a last resort option for displaced Haitians who are determined to be in
  priority areas at risk of flooding, mudslides or other immediate
  hazards.

ÌýU.N.D.P ADMINISTRATOR STRESSES NEED
FOR AVOIDING COMPLACENCY WITH HIV/AIDS

• The Administrator of the
  (UNDP),
  , today wrapped her visit to Burkina Faso by focusing on
  projects supported by UNDP. On a visit to a community
  association, she spoke with sex workers about their concerns for the
  future. She stressed the need avoiding complacency in the fight against
  HIV/AIDS.Ìý
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• Clark is now heading to Tanzania and then South
  Africa as part of tour of Africa to highlight progress towards the
  in the run-up to the Summit in
  September 2010.Ìý

U.N. HUMAN
RIGHTS OFFICE IN NEPAL CONCERNED OVER ONGOING POLITICAL STALEMATE

• The
  (OHCHR-Nepal)
  today expressed growing concerns about the impact of the continuing
  political stalemate and the ongoing indefinite bandh on the human rights
  situation in the country – particularly in the Kathmandu Valley and in
  the districts.
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• Speaking to reporters in Katmandu today, OHCHR-Nepal’s
  Representative, Richard Bennett, said the Office is deeply concerned
  about the increasing levels of violence and intimidation in the past
  couple of days of the bandh.
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• OHCHR-Nepal’s 21 human rights monitors deployed
  throughout the country are reporting rising tensions culminating in
  clashes in the capital and in several districts.
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• While upholding the right to peaceful assembly,
  freedom of opinion and expression, OHCHR opposes the coercive
  enforcement of the bandh, including threats, psychological terror,
  intimidation and any other violent measure.

ÌýOTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MYANMAR
SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO HOLD FREE, FAIR ELECTIONS:
Asked about the dissolution of the National League
for Democracy party in Myanmar, the Spokesperson said that the United
Nations has made it clear that it respects the decisions taken by political
parties in
. The
has emphasized that Myanmar
should be encouraged to hold free, fair and inclusive elections.
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WORK
PROCEEDING ON PANEL OF EXPERTS FOR SRI LANKA:
Asked about the advisory Panel of Experts being considered for Sri Lanka,
the Spokesperson said that active work is proceeding on the panel.
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U.N. ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS HEAD ATTENDING GREEN ECONOMY CONFERENCE:
The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs,
, is in Beijing where he is delivering a keynote statement at
the opening of the International Cooperative Conference on Green Economy and
Climate Change.Ìý The High-level conference, which opened today and concludes
on 9 May, aims to facilitate discussion and international cooperation on
developing a green economy and using renewable energy, so as to mitigate
climate change and achieve sustainable development.

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THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS

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Saturday, 8 May

There
are no major events scheduled for today.

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Sunday, 9 May

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Monday, 10 May
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This morning, the Security Council will hear a briefing
and then hold consultations on the United Nations Integrated Office in
Burundi (BINUB).

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Tuesday, 11 May

This morning, the Security Council will hold an open debate on its 1267,
1373 and 1540 Committees.

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Lynn
Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, will be the guest at
the noon briefing, and will brief correspondents on Somalia.

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Wednesday, 12 May
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This morning, the Security Council is expected to
adopt resolution on the Ãå±±½ûµØMission in Nepal (UNMIN) and the Ãå±±½ûµØMission in
the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT). It will then hold a debate
on Somalia.

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At 11:00 a.m., in the Dag Hammarskjold Library
Auditorium, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, will
hold a pres conference. She will speak about efforts to rekindle momentum in
the international climate change negotiations.

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The Ãå±±½ûµØHigh Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay,
will address the International Association of Women Judges’ 10th Biennial
International Conference in Seoul, before continuing on to Japan for a
three-day visit. Her activities there include talks with Japan’s Prime
Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice, as well
as with representatives of civil society and of minority groups.

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Thursday, 13 May
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Today, the Security Council will depart for its mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. The mission will return on Sunday, 16 May.

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At 10
a.m., the election of fourteen members of the Human Rights Council will be
held in the General Assembly Hall.

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At
12:30, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner will be launching a new report
on "Metals Recycling Rates" by its International Panel for Sustainable
Resource Management. He will be joined by the report's lead author Thomas
Graedel, Professor of Industrial Ecology at Yale University.
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At
1:30 p.m., in the Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium, the Permanent Mission
of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a press conference
following the adoption of GA resolution A/64/L.52 on the prevention and
control of non-communicable diseases.

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Friday, 14 May
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At 12:45 p.m., in theDag Hammarskjold Library
Auditorium, Rear Admiral Peter Hudson of EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta will
hold a press conference to brief on the latest state of play of the
operations to combat piracy off the Somali Coast.

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