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Security Council Authorizes Lighter United Nations Presence in Burundi with Establishment of UN Office for 12 Months, Starting 1 January 2011

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 9 min. de leitura

  Welcoming Burundi?s progress towards peace, stability and development and emphasizing the need for the United Nations system and the international community to maintain their support for peace consolidation and long-term development in the country, the Security Council today requested the Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Office in Burundi, as a significantly scaled-down United […]

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Surge in Demand for Humanitarian Assistance in High-Risk Environments Informs General Assembly Debate on Strengthening UN Disaster Relief Assistance

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 1 horas de leitura

  Assembly Adopts Resolutions on Haiti, Humanitarian Personnel Safety,  Assistance to Palestinian People, Minimizing Effects of Chernobyl Disaster The surge in demand for humanitarian assistance in often high-risk environments ? geared to support the growing numbers affected by the increase in frequency, scale and scope of emergencies ? required effective, sustained and well-financed intervention by […]

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Fifth Committee Takes Up $676 Million Proposal to Finance 29 Political Missions in 2011, as well as Budget Outline for 2012-2013 Biennium

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 60 min. de leitura

  As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today took up the proposed financing for 29 special political missions for 2011, some delegates warned of the problems posed by the expanding and fluctuating financial demands those missions were placing on the Organization?s budget resources, an impact even seen in the outline presented today by Secretariat officials […]

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New Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago Presents Credentials

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, Rodney Charles, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Until his new appointment, Mr. Charles was the Senior Policy Adviser at the College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad […]

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For People of Great Lakes to Realize Aspirations, Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources Must Be Addressed, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Regional Summit

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks at the Special Summit on Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region, yesterday, 15 December, in Lusaka, Zambia: It gives me great pleasure to be with you today at this important gathering.  I bring you warm greetings from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who welcomes the decision […]

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New Permanent Representative of Spain Presents Credentials

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations, Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Mr. de Laiglesia was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Latin American Affairs in July 2010, prior to which he served from 2009 […]

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Press Conference on Upcoming International Human Solidarity Day

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  Solidarity ? in particular between generations ? was a critical element of global economic and social welfare, said participants at a Headquarters press conference today. The briefing was hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) ahead of the fifth International Human Solidarity Day, observed annually on 20 December.  Speaking were […]

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Press Conference by Bolivia?s Representative on Cancún Climate Change Agreement

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

The agreement that emerged from Cancún would not strengthen the Kyoto Protocol, but rather, it would replace it with a much weaker accord at a time when there was need for greater commitment from developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Bolivia?s Ambassador said today. Speaking at a Headquarters press conference, Pablo Solón said that […]

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Press Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

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• 15 de dezembro de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

  With a much-watched referendum on the horizon in Southern Sudan, a ?very tense? situation in Côte d?Ivoire and disputed presidential election results in Haiti, United Nations peacekeepers were working around the clock to prevent very real challenges from destabilizing hard-won gains achieved in their areas of operation, said Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le […]

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‘The House of UNESCO Is a Place, but It Is Also an Idea’ at Heart of Quest for Better World, Says Secretary-General in Message

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• 14 de dezembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris, 14 December: It is a pleasure to congratulate UNESCO on the organization’s sixty-fifth anniversary.  I offer special greetings to the Director-General and her predecessors who are joining this celebration. For […]