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Upcoming Elections among Critical Tests of Timor-Leste?s Resiliency, Top United Nations Official Says in Briefing to Security Council

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• 22 de fevereiro de 2011
• 35 min. de leitura

  Special Representative Paints Calm Security Picture, Outlines Preparations for National Police to Assume Greater Responsibility With Timor-Leste?s broad transition strategy showing solid progress on security- and judicial-sector reforms, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today that upcoming elections and the transformation of the world body?s mission there would […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Libya

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• 22 de fevereiro de 2011
• 1 min. de leitura

  The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti ( Brazil): The members of the Security Council were briefed on the situation in Libya by B. Lynn Pascoe, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, whose Mission had requested […]

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Secretary-General Stresses United Nations Readiness to Assist Government of New Zealand in Wake of Earthquake

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• 22 de fevereiro 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 is deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction of property in New Zealand as a result of the earthquake that struck Christchurch and surrounding areas on 22 February. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of those […]

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Education Is Key Driver of Economic Growth, Catalyst for Empowering Women, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission on Status of Women at Opening

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• 22 de fevereiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks to the Commission on the Status of Women, today, 22 February, in New York: I am honoured to join you once again for the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women.  This has been a significant 12 months for gender equality and […]

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Commission for Social Development Concludes Forty-ninth Session Urging, in One of Five Resolutions, Debt Relief, Market Access to Address Poverty

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

  Texts also Focus on Youth Poverty and Unemployment, Family, Mainstreaming Disability in Development, Ensuring Social, Economic Support for Older Persons The Commission for Social Development wrapped up its forty-ninth session today by approving without a vote five draft resolutions calling for wide-ranging steps, from support for the New Partnership for Africa?s Development (NEPAD) and […]

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Economic and Social Council Adopts Text on Structure of World Food Programme?s Executive Board, Defers Three Draft Decisions on 2011 Substantive Session

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• 19 de fevereiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  Seats Filled on UN-Habitat Governing Council, Commission for Science and Technology Working Groups The Economic and Social Council today forwarded to the General Assembly a resolution concerning the structure of the World Food Programme?s Executive Board, essentially maintaining the current distribution of seats and rotation pattern. By the text, described by Council President Lazarous […]

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Commission on Status of Women to Promote Access to Education, Training, Science, Technology during Fifty-fifth Session at Headquarters, 22 February-4 March

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• 19 de fevereiro de 2011
• 4 min. de leitura

  The Commission on the Status of Women will hold its fifty-fifth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 22 February to 4 March 2011, two weeks that will bring together Government officials and representatives of the United Nations, civil society, the media and the private sector. Besides sharing experiences and good practices, […]

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Deputy Secretary-General Reports to Economic and Social Council on Steps Taken to Further System-Wide Coherence at United Nations

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• 19 de fevereiro de 2011
• 7 min. de leitura

  Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at an informal briefing to the Economic and Social Council on progress in implementing General Assembly resolution 64/289 on system-wide coherence, in New York, 17 February: Welcome to this informal briefing on UN system-wide coherence.  As you know, General Assembly resolution 64/289 on system-wide coherence was the result […]

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Secretary-General Hails Ambassador Richard Holbrooke’s Distinguished Career as ‘an Absolute Diplomat, Unrelenting Force for Good, Peace’

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

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the memorial service for Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, in New York, 17 February: Ms. Kati Marton; David, Anthony, Christopher and Elizabeth; to all the members of your family; to all whose lives were touched by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke; Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I am proud […]

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Press Conference on Response of Secretary-General?s High-Level Task Force to Recent Increase in Food Prices

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

  With steadily increasing food prices beginning to squeeze the world?s poorest people ? who were already spending nearly all their income on basic staples ? the top United Nations food security official today appealed to the international community and multilateral agencies to be ready to respond to market volatility and supply shocks affecting the […]