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As DPI/NGO Conference Opens in Australia, Secretary-General Says Advancing Global Health Essential to Development Goals, Civil Society Essential to Global Health

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• 30 de agosto de 2010
• 17 min. de leitura

  Organizers Receive Warm Welcome as Non-Governmental Organizations Are Urged to Use Their ‘Passion and Networks to Spread Messages Far and Wide’ (Received from a UN Information Officer.) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 30 August — “Advancing global health is essential to the Millennium Development Goals, and you are essential to advancing global health,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]

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Press Conference by InterAcademy Council on its Review of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Procedures

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• 30 de agosto de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

  Independent experts asked to assess the processes and procedures of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report today recommending fundamental reforms to the Panel’s management structure to reduce errors and the potential for bias in its influential — but recently criticized — reviews of global climate change  patterns. “Overall, […]

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Press Conference by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Review of Procedures by InterAcademy Council

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• 30 de agosto de 2010
• 4 min. de leitura

  The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this morning voiced hope that a newly-released review of Panel working methods would strengthen its efforts, as well as its public credibility, while he stressed that the overall conclusions of its assessments were not in doubt. “Science has confirmed that climate change is real,” […]

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Press Conference by InterAcademy Council on its Review of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Procedures

• por Notícias
• 30 de agosto de 2010
• 5 min. de leitura

  Independent experts asked to assess the processes and procedures of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report today recommending fundamental reforms to the Panel’s management structure to reduce errors and the potential for bias in its influential — but recently criticized — reviews of global climate change  patterns. “Overall, […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Release of United States National by Democratic People?s Republic of Korea during Visit by Former President Jimmy Carter

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• 28 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the release of a United States national during the visit to Pyongyang by former United States President Jimmy Carter.  He appreciates the decision of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release Aijalon Mahli Gomes on humanitarian […]

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Fourth Committee Elects Chitsaka Chipaziwa of Zimbabwe Chair for Sixty-Fifth General Assembly Session

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• 27 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon moved towards completing its bureau for the General Assembly?s sixty-fifth session by electing a new Chair and Vice-Chair. Ambassador Chitsaka Chipaziwa of Zimbabwe was elected Chair by acclamation.  On 11 June, the Committee had elected the previous Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe, Boniface Chidyausiku, as Chair, but […]

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Michel Tommo Monthe of Cameroon Elected Chair of Third Committee for Sixty-Fifth Session of General Assembly

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• 27 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

  The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met this morning to elect its Chair and other officers for the General Assembly?s sixty-fifth session. It elected by acclamation Michel Tommo Monthe ( Cameroon) as Chair; María Luz Melon ( Argentina), Margareta Ploder ( Austria) and Waheed al-Shami ( Yemen) as Vice-Chairs; and Asif Garayev ( […]

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Secretary-General Commends Solomon Islands for Peaceful Parliamentary Elections, Says Demonstrates People?s Commitment ?to Peace and Democracy?

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• 27 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General commends the people of Solomon Islands for participating in peaceful, orderly parliamentary elections this month, leading to the election of the Prime Minister by Parliament on 25 August.  This demonstrates the commitment of Solomon Islanders to peace and democracy. The […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Release of United States National by Democratic People?s Republic of Korea during Visit by Former President Jimmy Carter

• por Notícias
• 27 de agosto de 2010
• Menos de um minuto

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the release of a United States national during the visit to Pyongyang by former United States President Jimmy Carter.  He appreciates the decision of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release Aijalon Mahli Gomes on humanitarian […]

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UN Commemorates First International Day against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General Says: ?We Must Each Do Our Part to Build a Safer, More Secure World Today?

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• 27 de agosto de 2010
• 3 min. de leitura

  Twenty-nine August 2010 will mark the first observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.  The Day is meant to galvanize the efforts of the United Nations, Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, youth networks and media in informing, educating and advocating the necessity of banning nuclear tests to achieve a safer […]