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World Must Stay Fixed on Ultimate Objective of General and Complete Disarmament; Deterrence Only Invites Endless Arms Races, Says Secretary-General

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• 31 de maio de 2011
• 6 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the conference on ?Promoting the Global Instruments of Non-proliferation and Disarmament:  The United Nations and the Nuclear Challenge?, in New York, today, 31 May:  It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this very important seminar, [to which] I have been very committed.  Ambassador […]

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Permanent Indigenous Forum Discusses Provisional Agenda for 2011 Session, Including Proposed Special Theme ?The Doctrine of Discovery?

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• 28 de maio de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, meeting today to discuss the provisional agenda for its next session, solidified its plans to hold discussions in 2012 on food security, human rights and the session?s proposed special theme, the ?Doctrine of Discovery? ? which some members stressed would be a ?forward thinking? dialogue. The special theme, […]

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Concluding Session, Permanent Forum Stresses Need for Equal, Direct Participation of Indigenous Communities at All Stages of Preparation for 2014 World Conference

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 9 min. de leitura

Adopts Report, Including 8 Consensus Texts on Broad Range of Issues Discussed; Chair Says:  ?Our Challenge? Now to Continue Session?s Dialogue ?in Our Countries? Concluding its tenth anniversary session today with the adoption of a draft report on that session, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues looked to its future work, welcoming the opportunity and […]

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Permanent Indigenous Forum Discusses Provisional Agenda for 2011 Session, Including Proposed Special Theme ?The Doctrine of Discovery?

• por Notícias
• 27 de maio de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, meeting today to discuss the provisional agenda for its next session, solidified its plans to hold discussions in 2012 on food security, human rights and the session?s proposed special theme, the ?Doctrine of Discovery? ? which some members stressed would be a ?forward thinking? dialogue. The special theme, […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Arrest of Ratko Mladić

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France): The members of the Security Council welcome the arrest on 26 May 2011 of Ratko Mladić, indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the […]

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Security Council Press Statement on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against a UNIFIL (United Nations Interim force in Lebanon) convoy north of Sidon, Lebanon, on 27 May, which injured six United Nations peacekeepers of the Italian […]

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Opening of Exhibition for International Peacekeepers Day, Stresses ‘Putting People First’ in Promoting Rule of Law

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks yesterday in New York at the opening of an exhibition for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May: I am pleased to be here to open this important exhibit. The rule of law is not a subject that usually captures people’s imaginations.  It […]

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Press Conference to Mark Close of Tenth Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  With major global meetings on the horizon — including the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, planned for 2014 — members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues said today that ensuring the “full, meaningful and equal” participation of indigenous representatives had taken on a truly paramount importance. Speaking at a Headquarters press […]

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Press Conference by President of General Assembly to Provide Update on Sixty-fifth Session?s Agenda

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 5 min. de leitura

  General Assembly President Joseph Deiss ( Switzerland) briefed the press at Headquarters today on a wide range of topics, covering his recent travels on behalf of the world body and highlighting his meetings with political groupings and Government officials on matters, such as Security Council reform, global governance and support for the least developed […]

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Press Conference on Rule of Law in Peacekeeping Operations

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• 27 de maio de 2011
• 5 min. de leitura

  Officials of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations stressed the importance of strengthening the rule of law as a key part of peacekeeping, as they marked the ninth International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon. ?Rule of law is essential for peace.  It?s part of our exit strategy and […]