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Ban calls for total elimination of chemical weapons within five years

08 April 2013 – Warning that the fog of war must never again be composed of poison gas, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed to the 188 States Parties to the United Nations-backed treaty outlawing chemical weapons to do all in their power to bring on board the eight nations that still have not signed on.

Advance team for UN weapons probe ready within 24 hours to deploy to Syria, Ban says

08 April 2013 – Technical and logistical arrangements are now all in place for an advance United Nations-team to deploy to Syria to investigate allegations of reported use of chemical weapons, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today on the sidelines of the Review Conference of the landmark Chemical Weapons Convention.

Ban lauds Netherlands’ role in promoting rule of law, international justice

08 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the Netherlands for its efforts to promote the rule of law and further international justice, and stressed the importance of strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the European country.

UN chief urges DPR Korea to refrain from ‘further’ provocation

08 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from taking “any further provocative measures” following reports that the country is planning a new missile launch.

UN concerned over the growing use of the death penalty in Middle East and Asia

05 April 2013 – The United Nations human rights office today called on Governments to establish an official moratorium on all executions with a long term goal of abolishing the death penalty worldwide.