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United Nations Mission in Haiti Should Be Maintained at Current Strength at Least until after November Elections, New Government?s Formation, Security Council Told

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• 13 de setembro de 2010
• 36 min. de leitura

Special Representative Edmond Mulet Says Country ?Stable, But Fragile?; Haiti?s Representative Tells Council Government Focused on Ensuring Fair Elections The current strength of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), augmented after the devastating earthquake, should be maintained at least through the elections and the formation of a new Government, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative […]

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Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalists? Fellowship Programme Begins at United Nations Headquarters

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• 13 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  For the thirtieth consecutive year, the United Nations Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalists? Fellowship Programme starts today at United Nations Headquarters. Organized by the Department of Public Information, the six-week programme brings together nine print and broadcast correspondents representing media organizations from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, Mozambique, Russian Federation, Togo, Uzbekistan […]

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Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to UNESCO Future Forum, Calls Empowerment of Women ?a Moral, Social and Economic Imperative?

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• 13 de setembro de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Future Forum ?Gender Equality:  the Missing Link? Rethinking the Internationally-Agreed Development Goals beyond 2015?, in Athens on 9 September: I am honoured to join you for the UNESCO Future Forum series on gender equality.  And I am […]

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General Assembly Defers Consideration of Draft Resolution Concerning Observance of International Human Rights Law in ?Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan?

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  Acting on a request by Azerbaijan, the General Assembly decided today to defer to its sixty-fifth session consideration of a draft resolution on ?observance of international law and international human rights law in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan?. Requesting the deferral, Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan) informed delegates that, after intensive consultations with the parties concerned, […]

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Adopting Consensus Resolution, General Assembly Acknowledges World Court Opinion on Kosovo, Welcomes European Union Readiness to Facilitate Process of Dialogue

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
• 12 min. de leitura

Serbia?s Foreign Minister Introduces Text, Which Is Sponsored by His Government and 27 Member States of European Union The United Nations General Assembly today welcomed the European Union?s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo over the province?s unilateral declaration of independence, saying that the process of such talks would itself be a factor […]

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Security Council Elects Joan E. Donoghue of United States to International Court of Justice, in Tandem with General Assembly, to Serve Until 5 February 2015

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  In a vote held simultaneously with the General Assembly, the Security Council today elected Joan E. Donoghue of the United States, by secret ballot, to the International Court of Justice to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by the resignation of Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the United States (see documents S/2010/442 and […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Deletion of One Entry from Consolidated List

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  On 9 September 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from its Consolidated List.  The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) therefore no longer apply to the following individual: Removed from […]

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‘Profound Achievements’ of Montreal Protocol in Preserving Ozone Layer Demonstrates Good Governance Central to Reaching Environmental Goals, Says Secretary-General

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September: This year, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer highlights the central role of good governance in pursuit of environmental goals.  In general, successful environmental agreements require a broad framework, […]

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New Permanent Representative of Barbados Presents Credentials

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• 9 de setembro de 2010
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  (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, Joseph E. Goddard, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. From 1973-2007, Mr. Goddard worked for the National Union of Public Workers, in various positions, including General Secretary.  During this time, […]

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Press Conference on United Nations Counter-terrorism Efforts

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• 8 de setembro de 2010
• 6 min. de leitura

  While progress had made in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, implementation had not moved as fast as many had hoped, said Jean-Paul Laborde, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, as he urged States to implement the Strategy?s four pillars:  to address conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism; prevent and combat […]