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Political Actors in Middle East Must Make Courageous Choices, Persevere in Pursuit of Peace, Head of Palestinian Refugee Relief Agency Tells Fourth Committee

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• 1 de novembro de 2010
• 52 min. de leitura

Says Agency Not Political Actor, But Organization Serving People Caught in Conflict for Six Decades?; Attention Drawn to Chronic Overstretch, Underfunding Notwithstanding considerable complexities, political actors had to make courageous choices and not relent in pursuit of a peaceful resolution to create a viable State of Palestine, end the occupation, and find a lasting solution […]

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Intergovernmental Working Group Established by Human Rights Council to Elaborate Convention on Regulating Private Security Companies, Third Committee Told

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• 1 de novembro de 2010
• 1 horas de leitura

  Draft Text Prepared by Working Group on Mercenaries; Also Hears from Two United Nations Experts on Racism, Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council had established an intergovernmental working group to elaborate an international convention to regulate private military and security companies, using as its basis the draft text presented to the Council in September […]

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Statement by Co-Chairs of Third Association of Southeast Asian Nations-United Nations Summit

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• 1 de novembro de 2010
• 7 min. de leitura

  The following statement was issued by the Co-Chairs of the Third Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, 29 October, Hanoi, Viet Nam: We, the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Secretary-General of the United Nations met on 29 October 2010 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Third ASEAN-UN Summit was […]

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Secretary-General Hails ‘Significant Results’ of Moroccan Human Development Strategy, as Signal ‘Millennium Development Goals Can Be Achieved’

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• 1 de novembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Agadir International Development Forum on the National Initiative for Human Development, in Agadir, Morocco, 1 November: Excellencies and distinguished participants, I am pleased to send my greetings to this meeting. Last month, in Rabat, His Majesty King Mohamed VI told me […]

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Assembly?s Legal Committee Is Told of Good Rate of Compliance with Judgments of International Court of Justice

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• 31 de outubro de 2010
• 49 min. de leitura

  Court President Says Implementation Is Matter for States; Security Council Is Arbiter If Decisions Challenged; Debate on Law Commission Report Continues As consideration of the International Law Commission?s report continued in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, the Committee also heard an address from the President of the International Court of Justice, which was then […]

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General Assembly Weighs in on United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, Adopts Text Recognizing Central Importance of Peacebuilding Commission

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• 31 de outubro de 2010
• 1 horas de leitura

  During Debate, Delegates Back Commission?s Work in Assisting Post-Conflict Countries, But Say Success Hinges On National Ownership, Sustained Resources Five years after its establishment, the Peacebuilding Commission was today at a crossroads, and the United Nations must choose whether to place peacebuilding at the heart of its work, or allow the advisory body to […]

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Disarmament Committee Notes New Strategic Relationship between Russian Federation, United States, Their Endeavour to Reduce Role, Importance of Nuclear Weapons

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• 31 de outubro de 2010
• 1 horas de leitura

Concluding Work for Session, First Committee Approves 17 More Drafts, Including Divergent Texts on Conference on Disarmament, Sending 58 Texts to General Assembly Noting with satisfaction the establishment of a new strategic relationship between the Russian Federation and the United States and the desire of the two to bring their nuclear postures into alignment with that new […]

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Secretary-General, in Remarks to ASEAN-United Nations Summit, Spells Out Areas for Building Stronger Cooperative Relations

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• 31 de outubro de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit in Hanoi today, 29 October: It is a pleasure to join you at this third ASEAN-UN Summit. Regional organizations are making an increasingly valuable contribution to the work of the United Nations.  They are […]

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Secretary-General, Condemning Intimidation of Lebanon Tribunal Investigators, Calls on All Parties to Refrain from Interfering in Its Work

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• 31 de outubro de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The following statement was issued on 28 October by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by recent statements and events related to the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.  He condemns the incident on Wednesday, 27 October, involving a team of investigators from the Prosecutor?s Office.  Such acts of […]

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United Nations ?Greatest Resource Is Its Workforce?, Says Deputy Secretary-General as Budget Committee Takes Up Human Resources Management Reform Issues

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• 28 de outubro de 2010
• 60 min. de leitura

  Among Wide Range of Issues to Be Considered:  Harmonizing Conditions of Staff; Continuing Contracts; Workforce Planning; Inspira; Young Professional Recruitment With opening remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budget) today began debating the latest management reform proposals aimed at boosting the Organization?s efficiency by overhauling how tens of thousands […]