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One Responsible Course for Disarmament Commission — Find ‘Common Ground’ to Address Challenges Posed by Deadliest Weapons, Says Secretary-General, as Session Opens

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• 2 de abril de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

  New Disarmament Head Says Commission Must Be More than Platform for Voicing National Policies; following Deadlock over Agenda, General Debate Postponed Conjuring images of the potentially “monstrous” effects of global nuclear fallout, speakers at the opening of the 2012 substantive session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission stressed that, after a dozen fruitless consecutive […]

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Concerned over Continued Border Fighting, Secretary-General Calls on Sudan, South Sudan Presidents to Meet, Ensure ?Quick and Fruitful Outcome? of Talks

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• 2 de abril de 2012
• Menos de um minuto

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned over the continued fighting along the border between Sudan and South Sudan.  He reiterates his calls on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to immediately cease hostilities and implement the agreements already reached on security, […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Iraq, 29 March

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

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad early on the morning of Thursday, 29 March, on a flight from Kuwait.  The main purpose of the visit was to attend the League of Arab States Summit. On arrival, the Secretary-General met the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, at the airport. The Secretary-General then travelled into […]

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Activities of Secretary-General in Republic of Korea, 24-27 March

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• 2 de abril de 2012
• 2 min. de leitura

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in the Republic of Korea early in the morning of Saturday 24 March on an overnight flight from Singapore. That afternoon, the Secretary-General met South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the presidential Blue House. The Secretary-General and the President had wide-ranging discussions.  The […]

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Experts on Human Rights Committee Discuss Ways to Transform, Strengthen Treaty Body System, as Session Concludes

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

In Three-week Meeting, Examined Compliance with Civil, Political Rights Covenant in Yemen, Dominican Republic, Turkmenistan, Guatemala, Cape Verde The Human Rights Committee concluded its 104th session today, with a discussion about how to transform the ?unwieldy? process under which States updated Geneva-based treaty bodies on their adherence to international human rights instruments into a rational, […]

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Judges’ Resignations from Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Raise Serious Concerns over Judicial Process, Says Secretary-General

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

  The following statement was issued on today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Recent events at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), including the resignations of the international Co-Investigating Judge, Siegfried Blunk, and the reserve international Co-Investigating Judge, Laurent Kasper-Ansermet, have raised serious concerns about the ECCC judicial process […]

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Press Conference on UN Postal Stamps to Commemorate World Autism Awareness Day

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

  The head of the United Nations Postal Administration today kicked off the Organization’s celebration of World Autism Awareness Day with the announcement of the launch on 2 April of a series of postage stamps featuring the work of eight artists with autism. David Failor told reporters at a Headquarters press conference that the stamps, […]

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Security Council Welcomes Ongoing Political Transition in Yemen, but Voices Strong Concern, in Statement, about Intensified Terrorist Attacks

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• 29 de março de 2012
• 6 min. de leitura

  Welcoming what it deemed a nationally led transition process to a just and democratic political system in Yemen but expressing concern over deteriorating relations among political actors, the Security Council today called for a continued commitment in the country to constitutional order, non-violence and a process that included all segments of society. Through a […]

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Human Rights Committee Examines Progress Report of Special Rapporteur for Follow-up on Concluding Observations

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• 29 de março de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  The Human Rights Committee this afternoon examined the progress report of its Special Rapporteur for Follow-up on Concluding Observations, which provides a country-by-country update on correspondence with States parties between the Committee’s 103rd and 104th sessions on implementing the expert body’s recommendations on their compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […]

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United Nations Headquarters Will Join Landmarks Worldwide in Observing ‘Earth Hour’ on 31 March to Support Sustainability

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• 29 de março de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  The United Nations will observe “Earth Hour” on Saturday, 31 March, by turning off the lights for one hour at its New York Headquarters and other facilities around the world, and joining scores of other international landmarks that are participating in the event. In 2011, more than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off […]