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Secretary-General Appoints Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore His Special Adviser for Timor-Leste
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore, the current Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as Special Adviser of the Secretary General for Timor-Leste. She will carry out both functions concurrently. Ms. Heyzer will work closely with the Government, the […]
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States Parties to Convention on Law of the Sea Will Hold Twenty-third Meeting at Headquarters, 10-14 June
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- 7 de junho de 2013
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The twenty-third Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be held at Headquarters from 10 to 14 June. Often referred to as “the constitution for the oceans”, the landmark Convention was adopted on 10 December 1982 and entered into force on 16 November 1994. Its 320 articles […]
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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Meets Briefly to Adopt Report of ‘Very Successful’ 2013 Session
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- 7 de junho de 2013
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Proposes Change of Dates for 2014 Regular, Resumed Sessions The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations met briefly this morning to adopt, as orally revised, the report of its 2013 resumed session, held from 20 to 29 May, during which it recommended to the Economic and Social Council 161 such organizations for consultative status and deferred […]
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New Trust Fund Facility Adds Momentum to Arms Trade Treaty
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- 7 de junho de 2013
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NEW YORK, 7 June (Office for Disarmament Affairs) ‑ In this week, which saw the opening for signature of the Arms Trade Treaty, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs launched the multi-donor United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR). The Facility will work closely with complementary international assistance initiatives to […]
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We Must Work Harder to Ensure Indigenous Peoples Are Not Marginalized, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses as Session Concludes
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- 3 de junho de 2013
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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s closing speech to the twelfth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York on 31 May: I am glad to note and recognize that this Permanent Forum provides an important platform for indigenous peoples to engage with Member States, United Nations entities […]
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Secretary-General Appoints Thomas Gass of Switzerland Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
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- 2 de junho de 2013
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Thomas Gass of Switzerland as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He will replace Thomas Stelzer, to whom the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs are grateful for his commitment and […]
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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Entry of One Entity on Its Sanctions List
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- 30 de maio de 2013
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On 30 May 2013, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities approved the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out […]
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United Nations Headquarters Will Host Special Event to Celebrate Poetry, Music of Rabindranath Tagore, 30 May
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- 29 de maio de 2013
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Occasion Marks Centenary of Poet’s Nobel Prize in Literature for ‘Gitanjali’ Under its ongoing discussion series, “Unlearning Intolerance”, the United Nations Academic Impact of the Department of Public Information will organize a special event at New York Headquarters to celebrate the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali (“Song Offerings”). The […]
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Local Voices, Action Critical in Process towards Post-2015 Sustainable Development Policies, Secretary-General Tells Global Task Force
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- 28 de maio de 2013
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the meeting of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, as delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Shamshad Akhtar, in New York, 28 May: I send warm greetings to all those gathered […]