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Delays in carrying out peace agreement harm Darfur, says UN and other partners
10 April 2013 – The United Nations and other partners in an international group working to support the peace efforts in Sudan’s Darfur region have condemned recent attacks in the troubled region and cautioned that any serious delays to carrying out the 2011 peace agreement could further destabilize the entire region.
UN chief Ban honours predecessor Hammarskjöld and other staff killed in action
10 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today honoured one of his predecessors Dag Hammarskjöld and thousands of other United Nations personnel who lost their lives serving under the blue flag, as he marked the 60 years since Mr. Hammarskjöld took the helm of the world organization.
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