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Deputy Secretary-General Urges Global Unity in Empowering Women Politically, Erasing Gender-Based Oppression from All Aspects of Life

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 13 min. de leitura

  UN Women Chief Hails Anti-Discrimination Committee?s Wisdom, Energy at Commemoration of Treaty?s Thirtieth Anniversary Stressing that the struggle for women?s equality was far from won, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called on the international community to unite in politically empowering women and erasing gender-based discrimination and oppression in all aspects of public and private […]

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Corruption Feeds Criminality, Fuels Public Distrust, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Declaring: ?We Cannot Let It Persist?

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 27 min. de leitura

Council Holds Panel Discussions on Transparency, Accountability; President Suspends High-level Segment, Allowing More Time for Talks on Outcome Corruption impaired economies, weakened democracy and fuelled public distrust ? particularly where the rule of law was fragile and institutions were weak ? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki?moon told the Economic and Social Council today, as he […]

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Proposed Arms Trade Treaty Must Prohibit Weapon Transfers Where Risk Exists Will Be Used to Perpetrate Sexual Violence Against Women Conference Told

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 27 min. de leitura

As UN Arms Trade Treaty Conference Begins Second Week, Hears from 22 More Speakers in General Debate, Continues Negotiations in Main Committees With women and girls among the major victims of the violence perpetrated with illegally traded conventional arms, it was vital that an arms trade treaty take into account and contain specific gender-based violence […]

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Global Dialogue on HIV and the Law, Calls for End to Persistent Stigma, Discrimination

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 5 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson?s remarks to the Global Dialogue on HIV and the Law, in New York on 9 July: It is a very special pleasure for me to be here and mark the launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law?s latest report, Rights, Risks and Health.  Let […]

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Despite Key Advances, Struggle for Equality Far from Won, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Panel Discussion on Women?s Political Participation, Leadership

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson?s remarks at the panel discussion on ?Women?s Political Participation and Leadership ? In Pursuit of Equality?, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in New York on 9 July: It is an honour and joy for me to celebrate with you the […]

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Peace, Development, Human Rights Cannot Flourish in Atmosphere of Corruption, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Panel on Accountability, Transparency

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the Economic and Social Council high-level panel on accountability, transparency and sustainable development, in New York on 9 July: It is a great pleasure to join you today.  Though I am just off the plane from Japan, I wanted to take part in this event […]

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Press Conference by Secretary-General?s Special Representative on Libya Elections

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

Saturday?s elections in Libya, the country?s first free vote in more than four decades, were an ?extraordinary achievement?, but they also highlighted some of the tough challenges ahead, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative said at Headquarters today. ?[The successful elections] mustn?t blind anyone to the challenges that still lie ahead,? cautioned Ian Martin, Special Representative of […]

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Press Conference on Action Plan to End Recruitment of Child Soldiers in Myanmar

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• 9 de julho de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

  The action plan signed last week by the United Nations and the Government of Myanmar to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by that country’s armed forces promised to set the war-torn nation’s children on the right path, the Organization’s senior official on the rights of children in armed conflict said today […]

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Press Conference on Rio+20’s Impact on Future of Development Cooperation

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• 9 de julho de 2012
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Despite a perceived lack of concrete commitments, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ? Rio+20 ? brought forward an international consensus on the way ahead, a panel of national, civil society and United Nations officials agreed at a Headquarters press conference today. ?Conferences are important to make global normative changes and to bring together […]

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Secretary-General, in Remarks to Conference on Arms Trade Treaty, Calls Absence of Global Instrument Dealing with Conventional Weapons ‘a Disgrace’

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• 3 de julho de 2012
• 5 min. de leitura

  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, in New York on 3 July: Ambassador [Roberto Garcia] Moritán, I would like to express my sincere congratulations once again on your election.  Ambassador Moritán and I have been working very closely for a long time.  I […]