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Women in Republic of Korea Enjoy ?Considerably Advanced Degree of Freedom, Rights Across All Sectors ? Economy, Politics, Culture?, Expert Committee Told

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 44 min. de leitura

  Still, Korean Women Face Obstacles, Patriarchal Attitudes, Delegation Admits, as It Presents Seventh Report to Anti-Discrimination Committee The progress of a general law against gender discrimination, the adequacy of programmes meant to address the low participation of women in elected positions and the vulnerability of divorced migrant women were discussed today by the Committee […]

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?Cautious Optimism? about Iraq?s Future Depend on Determined National Leadership, Regional Cooperation, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 8 min. de leitura

  Permanent Representative Outlines Progress On Reconciliation, Development, Human Rights, Preparations for Transition Real progress had been achieved in replacing Iraq?s ruthless dictatorship with institutions mandated by constitutional principles, which laid the ground for ?cautious optimism? about the future, provided that determined national leadership and a stronger spirit of cooperation in the region prevailed, Ad […]

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Adopting Resolution on Multilingualism, General Assembly Emphasizes Importance of Equality among Six Official United Nations Languages

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 3 min. de leitura

  Also Passed: Texts on Happiness, Peacekeeping, Tenure of Tribunal Judges Emphasizing the paramount importance of equality among the six official United Nations languages, the General Assembly today adopted a wide-ranging draft resolution on multilingualism. By that text, one of five adopted without a vote, the Assembly took note of the Secretary-General’s October 2010 report […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 18-19 July

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Switzerland from Finland on Monday evening, 18 July. In Geneva the following morning, the Secretary-General addressed the third Global Review of Aid for Trade at the World Trade Organization.  He applauded the international community?s efforts to mobilize resources categorized as Aid for […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Two Names to Its Sanctions List

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  On 18 July 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the two entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) adopted […]

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack in Guinea

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today on the residence in Conakry of President Alpha Condé of Guinea.  He stresses that no disagreements or differences justify recourse to violence in a democracy.  He calls on all Guineans to refrain from […]

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Press Conference by Chief, New York Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Report on Human Rights in Southern Kordofan, Sudan

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 3 min. de leitura

  Given the serious nature of ?preliminary findings of preliminary allegations? to be included in a United Nations report on human rights in Southern Kordofan, which was expected to be finalized in the next 10 to 14 days, mechanisms for monitoring human rights in that area must be agreed, now that the mandate of the […]

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Press Conference on Meeting of Contact Group on Piracy off Coast of Somalia

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 5 min. de leitura

  With pirates and the networks that supported them still outfoxing foreign naval patrols, kidnapping seafarers and disrupting shipping lanes, representatives of the diplomatic Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia today said that combating the scourge required scaled-up resources, enhanced land- and sea-based strategies and more political commitment on the part of […]

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Press Conference by Ombudsperson for Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee

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• 19 de julho de 2011
• 6 min. de leitura

  The Security Council’s adoption in June of resolutions 1988 (2011) and 1989 (2011), which split the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions regimes, had been a significant step forward in the capacity of the Office of the Ombudsperson for the Security Council’s “Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee” to deliver fairness, transparency and due process, correspondents heard today at a […]

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Security Council Adopts Text Expanding Criteria for Secretary-General?s List ?Naming and Shaming? Violators of Conflict-Affected Children?s Rights

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• 12 de julho de 2011
• 1 horas de leitura

  Targeting of Attacks on Schools, Hospitals By Resolution 1998 (2011) Hailed as Speakers Urge Equal Attention to Crimes Building on more than a decade of contributions towards a comprehensive framework for protecting children affected by conflict, the Security Council today declared schools and hospitals off limits for both armed groups and military activities, calling […]