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Boost Funding for Integrated Sexual, Reproductive Health Services, Population Fund Chief Urges as Commission on Population and Development Opens Session

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• 12 de abril de 2011
• 54 min. de leitura

  Cuts in Funding ?Short-Sighted?, Under-Secretary-General Cautions as Keynote Speaker Gives ?Mixed Scorecard? on Fertility Rates Expressing concern about the $24 billion shortfall in the amount of financing needed to implement the Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development, the new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) called on Member […]

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Boost Funding for Integrated Sexual, Reproductive Health Services, Population Fund Chief Urges as Commission on Population and Development Opens Session

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 54 min. de leitura

  Cuts in Funding ?Short-Sighted?, Under-Secretary-General Cautions as Keynote Speaker Gives ?Mixed Scorecard? on Fertility Rates Expressing concern about the $24 billion shortfall in the amount of financing needed to implement the Programme of Action from the International Conference on Population and Development, the new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) called on Member […]

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Rule of Law Represents ?Best Hope for Building Peaceful, Prosperous Societies?, Says Secretary-General as General Assembly Holds Thematic Debate

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 1 horas de leitura

  Panel Discussions Address Rule of Law and Conflict Situations, Development; Intended as Contribution to Preparatory Process for 2012 High-Level Meeting With calls for good governance, transparency, trustworthy legal systems and accountability for crimes ringing out from the Arab world to Africa, Asia and Europe, the rule of law represented the world?s ?best hope for […]

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Ad Hoc Committee Negotiating Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Opens One-Week Headquarters Session

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

  The Chairman of the General Assembly committee negotiating a comprehensive anti-terrorism convention opened the panel?s fifteenth session this afternoon encouraging delegates to resolve outstanding issues ?which have occupied us for some years?, especially since there was now broad agreement on the bulk of the text of the proposed treaty. ?It is my hope that […]

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Secretary-General Saddened by Deadly Explosion in Minsk Metro

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• 11 de abril 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 was saddened to learn about the deadly explosion today in the Minsk metro system in the Republic of Belarus, which has reportedly killed at least 11 people and injured many others.  He conveys his sincerest condolences to the people […]

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Fundamental Principle of Rule of Law ?Our Best Hope for Building Peaceful, Prosperous Societies?, Says Secretary-General, in General Assembly Debate

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the General Assembly?s informal thematic debate on ?The Rule of Law and Global Challenges?, in New York, 11 April: We need look no further than the news headlines to appreciate the importance of this debate. Across the Arab world, people long denied basic rights and freedoms demand […]

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Rugby Promotes Teamwork; in Difficult Times, Offers ?Chance for Joy and Fun?, Secretary-General Tells Ceremony Kicking Off Road to 2011 Rugby World Cup

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the ceremony kicking off the ?Road to the 2011 Rugby World Cup?, in New York, today, 11 April: I am really pleased that you have chosen the United Nations to launch the road to the 2011 Rugby World Cup. There are more similarities between rugby and diplomacy than […]

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Press Conference on Situation in Côte d?Ivoire by Assistant Secretary-General of New York Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 5 min. de leitura

With Côte d?Ivoire gripped by violence and political uncertainty, a senior United Nations human rights official today said that it was essential to break the cycle of impunity and retaliation that had taken root in the West African country, and he admonished the international community for failing to take concrete steps following the 2002 civil […]

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Press Conference on Humanitarian Situation in Libya

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• 11 de abril de 2011
• 2 min. de leitura

  As fighting continued to rage in Libya, top humanitarian priorities there were bringing about at least a temporary ceasefire and acquiring additional civilian assistance for the aid effort, a United Nations humanitarian official said this afternoon. ?We have to agree on a mechanism for a temporary ceasefire to allow people to flee and get […]

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Unless Dividends Promised by New Power-Sharing Government in Iraq Delivered, Democratic Gains May Be ?Hollow? to Ordinary Iraqis, Security Council Told

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• 8 de abril de 2011
• 11 min. de leitura

  Top UN Envoy Says Iraqi Officials Taking Demands Seriously; Asks International Community Not to Forget Iraq, as United States? Forces Prepare to Leave Country While Iraqi political leaders had formed a power-sharing Government in December 2010, ending a nine-month stalemate following national elections in March of last year, the Iraqi people were still concerned […]