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Commission on Population and Development to Feature Side Events with Focus on Effects of Fertility, Reproductive Health on Development, 11-15 April

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

  Reductions in fertility help countries in their development efforts, both at the national level and with the well-being of families and individuals, according to a report of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to this year?s session of the Commission on Population and Development, starting at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, […]

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New Permanent Representative of Yemen Presents Credentials

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• 8 de abril de 2011
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  (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Jamal Abdullah al-Sallal, today presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Until his appointment, Mr. Al-Sallal was his country?s Ambassador to Iran, concurrently serving as Ambassador to Azerbaijan on a non-resident basis, since […]

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New Permanent Representative of Oman Presents Credentials

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• 8 de abril de 2011
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(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations, Lyutha Sultan al-Mughairy, today presented her credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Al-Mughairy served as Ambassador and Head of the Department of the Secretary-General of Oman?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Press Conference by Secretary-General?s Special Representative for Haiti

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

  With the successful conclusion in Haiti of legislative and presidential elections signalling renewal and the rise of a new political generation, there were solid reasons for optimism about the country?s future, nearly 15 months after the devastating earthquake, Edmond Mulet, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative for Haiti, said today at a Headquarters press conference.  ?For […]

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Press Conference on General Assembly Interactive Civil Society Hearing in Run-Up to High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

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

  Over the tragic 30-year arc of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, solid progress had been made in raising awareness about the disease and bringing down infection rates, but monies devoted to tackling it were drying up, the price of the drugs to treat it were skyrocketing, and rampant discrimination ? particularly against gay men, and women […]

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Energy, Activism of Civil Society Crucial to Global Progress against Hiv/Aids, Speakers Say, as General Assembly Holds Hearings Ahead of High-Level Meeting

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

Three Panel Discussion Held On:  Enhancing Community-Level Access; A New Generation of National Partnerships; and Synergies among Global Movements Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years after the landmark General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, it was clear that the energy and activism of civil society had been crucial to progress against the epidemic, […]

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General Assembly Declares 12 April International Day of Human Space Flight; First Annual Celebration Marks Fiftieth Anniversary of Russian Space Shot

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• 7 de abril de 2011
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  Resolution Taken up on Initiative of Russian Federation, ?Cold War Space Race Is Over; We All Won,? Says United States Representative An annual International Day of Human Space Flight was declared by the General Assembly this afternoon, to be celebrated on 12 April, the date of the first manned space flight in 1961. By to […]

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As Disarmament Commission Session Continues Apace, Chair Elected to Working Group Dedicated to Formulating Nuclear Disarmament, Non-proliferation Recommendations

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• 7 de abril de 2011
• Menos de um minuto

In a brief organizational meeting today, the United Nations Disarmament Commission elected Knut Langeland ( Norway) as Chair of its Working Group I, dedicated to ?recommendations for achieving the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons?. Mr. Langeland was nominated by the Western European and Other States Group, and joins Kayode Laro (Nigeria), […]

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Concerned by Escalating Violence in Gaza, Southern Israel, Secretary-General Calls for Calm, Maximum Restraint

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• 7 de abril de 2011
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  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned at escalating violence in Gaza and southern Israel.  He has condemned the recent rocket fire from Palestinian militants which hit a school bus and injured two Israeli civilians.  He calls for an immediate end to rocket […]

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On Inauguration of Niger?s President, Secretary-General Expresses United Nations Readiness to Support Country in Addressing Post-Transition Challenges

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• 7 de abril de 2011
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  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes today?s inauguration of a democratically elected President in Niger as a landmark achievement in the restoration of democratic and constitutional order in the country.  He commends the transitional authorities and the people of Niger as a whole […]