Stephane Dujarric
Stephane Dujarric
Stephane Dujarric de la Rivièreis the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He was appointed to this position on 19 February 2014. Dujarric had previously served as Spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2005 to 2006 and then Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2006 to 2007...
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Zero tolerance means zero tolerance. We have a responsibility to act.
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As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Russia's contribution to bringing all sides back to the negotiating table is vital.
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A number of attackers were killed and others wounded. UN forces are exercising maximum restraint in dealing with these attacks. Non-lethal methods are being used to disburse crowds and deter attacks.
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As far as the U.N. is concerned, the constitution itself will have to be judged by the Iraqis on the 15th of October during the referendum. It should come as no surprise that within the U.N. staff who deal with Iraq there would be papers analyzing latest developments in that country, but it's an internal analysis.
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As far as we're concerned the planning is going ahead. We're talking to the AU.
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The U.N. reiterates that it will strictly enforce a zero tolerance policy concerning unethical, unprofessional or fraudulent behavior for U.N. contractors,
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The UN operation in (Ivory Coast) today reports continued protests against the recommendations by the International Working Group that the parliament be dissolved.
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There is a sense of urgency because it is so perilously late.
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We've relayed our concerns to them and as I said, it's our duty to speak up to them when we think that the framework they're talking about doesn't meet electoral standards. When there is a contradiction on two different interpretations within one text that would become an issue.
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There is clearly a sense of urgency, the clock continues to tick, the negotiators, I think, have left things perilously late in the light of the date of the summit, which was announced well in advance and Annan is concerned the work might not be done.
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We've seen those press reports this morning. For now the letter that we have is the one we've received yesterday and that is all we have and we are studying that letter. But we have not received any other communication from them.
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Ultimately, this will be a sovereign decision by the Iraqis, and it's up to the Iraqi National Assembly to decide on the appropriate electoral framework. That being said, it is our duty in our role in Iraq to point out when the process does not meet international standards.
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In light of the ongoing controversy, it would have been difficult to advance the agenda that he had wanted to discuss with the Iranian leadership.
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If there is to be peace in the Middle East, it will require leadership, vision and the willingness of leaders on both sides to make sacrifices for the greater good. In this context, the secretary-general commends the courageous decision of Prime Minister Sharon to carry through with the painful process of disengagement from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern West Bank.