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Secretary-General, in Anniversary Message, Lauds Efforts by Global Network of Religions for Children to Focus Compassion on ?Forgotten Places?

• por Notícias
• 12 de outubro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), delivered by Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of the United Nations University, in Chiba, Japan, today, 12 October: I am pleased to convey my greetings and good wishes on the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions […]

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Highlights Everyday Ironies Overshadowing Lives of Rural Women

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• 12 de outubro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day of Rural Women, to be observed on 15 October: Today we recognize the important contributions of rural women, including indigenous women, to development.  Rural women are farmers, fishers, herders and entrepreneurs; keepers of ethnic identities, traditional knowledge and sustainable practices; care-givers, parents and guardians.  […]

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Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada

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• 12 de outubro de 2010
• 3 min. de leitura

  Despite not having won election to the Security Council, Canada would continue to work towards a transparent Council that was accountable to Member States as well as responsive to contemporary realities and challenges, Lawrence Cannon, the country?s Minister for Foreign Affairs, said today. ?We will not back down from our principles which form the […]

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Press Conference by Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict

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• 12 de outubro de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  Recent releases of thousands of child soldiers showed that that attention to the plight of children in armed conflict had made an impact, but stronger action was needed to deal with persistent violators, sexual violence and reintegration, the top United Nations official on the issue said this afternoon. Ahead of her presentation to the […]

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Legal Committee Delegates Applaud Positive Outcome of Latest Session of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

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• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 32 min. de leitura

  UNCITRALDecisions on Arbitrations, Secure Transactions, Insolvency Are Noted Delegates warmly praised three achievements of the last session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as the Sixth Committee (Legal) today considered the Commission’s report of the session, held in New York from 21 June to 9 July.  The Chairperson of the Commission, Ricardo […]

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Controlling Fissile Material Holdings of Key Nuclear Weapons Possessors Would Go Far to Curb Proliferation, Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, First Committee Told

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• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 19 min. de leitura

  Multilateral Export Control Regimes Only Partial Response to Monitoring Dual-Use Dimension of Biological, Chemical, Nuclear Fields, Holy See Warns Pending a negotiated prohibition on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, controlling the fissile material holdings of key nuclear-weapon States, in a way that served the strategic interests of all concerned, would go […]

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Secretary-General, in Anniversary Message, Lauds Efforts by Global Network of Religions for Children to Focus Compassion on ?Forgotten Places?

• por Notícias
• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), delivered by Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of the United Nations University, in Chiba, Japan, today, 12 October: I am pleased to convey my greetings and good wishes on the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions […]

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Highlights Everyday Ironies Overshadowing Lives of Rural Women

• por Notícias
• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day of Rural Women, to be observed on 15 October: Today we recognize the important contributions of rural women, including indigenous women, to development.  Rural women are farmers, fishers, herders and entrepreneurs; keepers of ethnic identities, traditional knowledge and sustainable practices; care-givers, parents and guardians.  […]

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Secretary-General, at Unveiling of Kofi Annan’s Portrait, Hails Predecessor’s Intellectual Legacy, Individual Power to Make Difference

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• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the unveiling of the portrait of Kofi Annan, in New York, today, 12 October: Welcome.  Welcome home.  It is a great pleasure to welcome you back to this temporary office.  It must be unfamiliar to you, but we will soon go back to our original place. […]

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Press Conference on Rules of Procedure for Security Council Elections

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• 11 de outubro de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  Ion Botnaru, Director of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division in the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, briefed correspondents today on the rules of procedure for tomorrow?s election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council. He said that every year, five of the 10 non-permanent Council members were […]