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Natural Disaster Relief Draft Articles Need Clearer Parameters, Argue Delegates as Legal Committee Continues Review of International Law Commission Report

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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  Debate on First Cluster Concludes; Consideration of Third Cluster Topics Commences In the ravaged wake of a hurricane that pummelled the United States east coast this week, the relevant issue of protecting people during disasters required fine-tuned approaches that would ensure assistance reached those who needed it, stated members of the Sixth Committee (Legal) […]

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Human Rights Not Luxuries, but Rather ?Inalienable Entitlements? to Be Exercised Everywhere by All Members of Human Family, Third Committee Told

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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  Hears from 12 UN Experts ? Equitable World Order, Right to Food, Transnational Corporations, Human Rights in Democratic People?s Republic of Korea among Issues Progress had been made in implementing the worldwide pledge to human dignity embodied in the United Nations Charter, but work was needed to achieve a more democratic and equitable international […]

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First Committee Approves Series of Drafts on Which Diverse Positions Converge before Tackling Raft of More Contentious Texts Next Week

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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  Thematic Debate Concludes on Disarmament Machinery Acting without a vote in a meeting streamlined to accommodate time lost due to Hurricane Sandy, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today forwarded to the General Assembly seven draft texts spanning a range of its agenda items, from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to […]

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United Nations, Permanent Mission of Russian Federation Host Discussion on Holocaust Education in Russia Featuring Renowned Holocaust Historian

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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On Thursday, 8 November, the United Nations Department of Public Information, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, will hold a discussion entitled ?From Forgotten Memory to Nascent Remembrance:  Holocaust History and Education in Russia Today?, featuring Ilya Altman, renowned historian and co-founder and co-chairman of the Russian Research […]

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Father Patrick Desbois to Present New Findings on Treatment of Roma People During World War II at UN Kristallnacht Event

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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On Wednesday, 7 November, the United Nations Department of Public Information, in partnership with Yahad-In Unum, will mark the anniversary of the Kristallnacht Pogrom of November 1938 with a roundtable discussion entitled ?The Holocaust by Bullets:  Uncovering the Reality of Genocide?. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at United Nations Headquarters in New York […]

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New Asia-Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons Must Further Empower Engagement of Persons with Disabilities, Secretary-General Tells Incheon Meeting

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s video message to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the 2003-2012 Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, 1 November: Your Excellency, Mr. Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Your Excellency, Mr. Rim Chemin, Minister […]

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Press Conference by Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Democratic People?s Republic of Korea

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• 2 de novembro de 2012
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  The human rights situation in the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea showed ?no sign of improvement? over the past eight months, a United Nations expert said today. ?Despite my repeated request, I have not been granted access to Democratic People?s Republic of Korea,? Marzuki Darusman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in […]

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Trade Imbalances Worsening Effects of Global Crisis for Least Developed Countries, Second Committee Told During Discussion on Macroeconomic Policy Questions

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• 23 de outubro de 2012
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Members Also Conclude General Exchange of View on Financing for Development Adverse imbalances in international trade were exacerbating the impacts of the global economic and financial crisis, especially for developing countries, Algeria?s representative said today, as the Second Committee took up macroeconomic policy questions. Speaking on behalf of the ?Group of 77? developing countries and […]

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Secretary-General Applauds Launch of Global Green Growth Institute as ?Great Advance? in Worldwide Sustainable Solutions

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• 23 de outubro de 2012
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  Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s video message to the inaugural meetings of the Assembly and Council of the Global Green Growth Institute, in Seoul, 23 October: Today?s launch of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as an international organization is a great advance.  I congratulate the Government and people of […]

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Secretary-General Honours Young Winner at ?Art for Peace? Contest, Promises to ?Fight Even Harder for a Safer World?

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• 23 de outubro de 2012
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  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the award ceremony for the ?Art for Peace? Contest, in New York on 23 October: It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this very moving event.  This is an inspiring event. I spend a great deal of time urging Governments to create a nuclear-weapon-free […]