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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He already accepted responsibility for management failures in the Secretariat. He also notes that the latest report confirms the committee's earlier finding that the respective roles and responsibilities of the Secretariat, the Security Council and the 661 Committee -- which approved all of the contracts, including the prices -- were never clearly enough defined, ... Most importantly, the secretary-general believes that thorough reform of the management structures and practices of the United Nations, especially those that relate to oversight, transparency and accountability, is vital.
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There is obviously a lot of tension right now between the General Assembly and other organs about who has the lead in dealing with certain issues here at the United Nations.
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The secretary-general expresses his condolences to the bereaved families and the respective governments.
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It is likely that the report will go to the Security Council as early as Friday.
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He will proceed to Beirut to take up his assignment as soon as practicable.
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He urges member states to seek to work together to rebuild the spirit of mutual trust that underpins consensus.
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He urges that this commitment be honored, thus ending the violence which has caused so much suffering over so many years.
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I would urge you to look toward unfortunate clerical error rather than to conspiracy.
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That's a big fuse. When the fuse blew, it welded some wiring together.
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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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The Secretary-General conveys his deepest sympathy to the families of the victims.
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The team will work with the authorities there in their investigation of the deaths.
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Her post was a personal appointment by the secretary-general and she is leaving a few months early.
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He intends to pursue these and other reforms with even greater vigor in the weeks and months ahead, and looks to member states for their support, ... few other organizations would voluntarily expose themselves and their activities to such detailed scrutiny.