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Security Council Calls for Immediate Halt to Fighting Between Sudan, South Sudan, Resumption of Negotiations, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2046 (2012)

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• 2 de maio de 2012
• 25 min. de leitura

  Lays Out Time Frame to Conclude Negotiations under Auspices of African Union; Expresses Intent to Take Measures under Article 41 on Sanctions for Non-compliance Condemning the repeated incidents of cross-border violence between Sudan and South Sudan, including seizure of territory, support to proxy forces and aerial bombing, the Security Council this morning decided that […]

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Security Council Committee Determines Entities, Goods Subject to Measures Imposed on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by Resolution 1718 (2006)

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• 2 de maio de 2012
• 3 min. de leitura

  On 16 April 2012, by its presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/13), the Security Council agreed to adjust the measures imposed by paragraph 8 of resolution 1718 (2006), as modified by resolution 1874 (2009).  The Security Council further directed the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) to undertake these tasks and to report to the Security […]

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Introduction of Global Compact in Myanmar ?Milestone?, Says Secretary-General, Describing Country as ?Well Placed to Leap-Frog Up Development Ladder?

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• 2 de maio de 2012
• 3 min. de leitura

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the meeting with business leaders to introduce the Global Compact in Myanmar, in Yangon, 1 May: It is an honour and a pleasure to meet with you today at this most remarkable gathering of domestic and international companies in Myanmar.  And we are here […]

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Press Conference to Launch ?Born Too Soon: Global Action Report on Preterm Birth?

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• 2 de maio de 2012
• 5 min. de leitura

  Three quarters of the 1.1 million pre-term babies who died each year around the world could be saved with a few simple and inexpensive interventions, said experts today as they launched a new report on premature births during a Headquarters press conference. ?No woman should die giving life, and no child should die from […]

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Panel Discussion ?Unlearning Intolerance: Jazz as Force for Education and Dialogue? Marks First International Jazz Day

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 5 min. de leitura

  During a ?jam session? of ideas at Headquarters this afternoon, musicians and musical scholars shed light on the role of jazz music in bridging communities and cultures and encouraging tolerance and social change. A product of slavery and repression in the United States, jazz had become a universal language that symbolized hope, peace and […]

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‘Back in Our Capitals, We Have to Walk the Talk,’ Population Commission Chairman Says, Following Hard-Won Adoption of Key Resolution, Closure of Session

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 8 min. de leitura

  Members Agree, Despite Reservations, to Give Full Attention to Meeting Reproductive Health Service, Information, Education Needs of Young People Many youth delegates had spoken candidly about their experiences and expectations throughout the week-long session, said Population Commission Chairman late Friday following adoption of a key draft resolution, reminding members that “what really matters is […]

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In Message, Secretary-General Says Buddha’s Belief that Changing Man’s Nature Changes World Offers Insight to Improve Conditions for Planet, Inhabitants

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Vesak, 5 May: We commemorate this year’s Day of Vesak as the international community enters the final preparations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to set the world on a more equitable and sustainable […]

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‘Outraged’ at Rising Attacks on Journalists, Secretary-General Says Free Press Holds Leaders Accountable, Exposes Corruption, Promotes Transparency

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom Day, 3 May: In an era of rapid and often momentous change, the value of a vigorous, independent and pluralistic press is undeniable. Over the past year and a half of transformation across the Middle East and North Africa, social media, mobile telephones […]

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Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf Concludes Twenty-Ninth Session

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 2 min. de leitura

  NEW YORK, 1 May (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) ― Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 66/231 of 24 December 2011, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held its twenty-ninth session at United Nations Headquarters from 19 March to 27 April 2012.  The plenary part of the session was held from 9 to 20 April. The […]

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Press Conference on Royal Society of London Study ?People and the Planet?

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• 1 de maio de 2012
• 3 min. de leitura

  With rapid and widespread changes in the world?s human population, coupled with unprecedented levels of consumption, it was more urgent than ever to unravel the conundrum ?what will happen when we run out of space and resources?,? experts warned today as they introduced a Royal Society of London study on how best to seize […]