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Economic and Social Council Encourages United Nations System to Strengthen Efforts to Raise Profile of Global Education Agenda, Maximize Results Towards Agreed Goals

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• 15 de julho de 2012
• 39 min. de leitura

Coordination Segment Adopts Consensus Resolution on Education, Holds Panel Discussion, General Debate on Innovative Development Financing Recognizing the growing issue of youth unemployment and the importance of education to enhance their employability, the Economic and Social Council pressed the United Nations and the relevant international financial institutions today ? by a consensus resolution ? to […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education

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• 15 de julho de 2012
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  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the position of United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. The appointment builds upon Mr. Brown?s impressive commitment to education as a fundamental right of every child.  He has demonstrated unquestionable passion advocating extensively with world leaders, civil society, and […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Jean-Jacques Graisse of Belgium Acting Head, Department of General Assembly and Conference Management

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• 15 de julho de 2012
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  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Jean-Jacques Graisse of Belgium as Acting Head, Department of General Assembly and Conference Management.  Mr. Graisse will replace Muhammad Shaaban.  The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Shaaban?s dedicated service and strong commitment to the ideals of the Organization. With more than 40 years? service as an international […]

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Secretary-General Appoints Leila Zerrougui of Algeria Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict

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• 15 de julho de 2012
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  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Leila Zerrougui of Algeria as his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.  Ms. Zerrougui will replace Radhika Coomaraswamy, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service to the United Nations and her commitment to promote and protect the rights of all children […]

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Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Amends One Entry on List of Individuals and Entities

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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  On 10 July 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea approved the amendments specified with underline in the entry below of the list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban, assets freeze and targeted arms embargo imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of […]

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Flood of Weapons, Ammunition into Countries under Sanctions Shows Current Control Systems Do Not Work, Conference on Arms Trade Treaty Told

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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  President of Liberia Cites $2.2 Billion Worth of Guns Flowing into Targeted Countries despite United Nations, Regional Embargoes The $2.2 billion worth of arms and ammunition that found their way into targeted countries in spite of United Nations and regional arms embargoes imposed on Liberia and other countries was proof that the current system […]

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Adoption of Gender-Equality Strategy, Domestic Violence Laws Led to Women?s Improved Status, Bulgarian Delegation Tells Anti-Discrimination Committee

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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  Expert Members Concerned about Failure to Integrate Roma Women, Gender Stereotyping, High School Dropout Rates among Girls Bulgaria?s adoption of a gender-equality strategy and its enactment of legislation to combat domestic violence and discrimination had bolstered women?s status in politics and the workplace, led to better protection from abuse, and established a viable avenue […]

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Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Architecture Showing Signs It Is ?Making a Difference? But Much Work Remains to Enhance Effectiveness of Tools, Security Council Told

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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The peacebuilding architecture designed to help country?s move from conflict to peace and development was beginning to show signs it has ?come of age and is making a difference?, but much work remained to be done to enhance the effectiveness of those tools, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today, as it […]

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Secretary-General, at Security Council Debate on Peacebuilding Commission Report, Stresses International Partnership in Support of Nationally Owned Priorities

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its fifth session, in New York on 12 July: I commend Colombia’s initiative to convene this timely debate, and I appreciate Her Excellency, the Foreign Minister of Colombia, [María Ángela Holguín], for taking time to […]

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Count on United Nations System to Help Meet Needs of 120 Million Additional Women by 2020, Secretary-General Tells London Family Planning Summit

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• 12 de julho de 2012
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  Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the London Summit on Family Planning, in the United Kingdom on 11 July: Prime Minister David Cameron, Mrs. Melinda Gates, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Ms. Michele Bachelet, Dr. Margaret Chan, distinguished colleagues and Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to greet the London Summit on […]