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Severe Austerity, Weak Policies, Job Shortages Hurting Global Recovery, Experts Caution as Economic and Social Council Concludes High-level Meeting

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

  Special Event Provided Valuable Input for Major Upcoming United Nations Conferences on Development, President Says in Closing Remarks Severe austerity measures, weak policies and a dearth of jobs were constraining efforts to reduce poverty and to trigger real recovery from economic crisis and sustainable ?green? growth, the Economic and Social Council heard today as […]

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Concluding Consideration of Dominican Republic?s Report, Experts on Human Rights Committee Pose Questions on Police Reform, Treatment of Migrants

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• 13 de março de 2012
• 24 min. de leitura

  After Two Day Discussion, Delegation Says Government Committed To Strengthening Human Rights Protections, Compliance with Covenant Taking note of the new Constitution of the Dominican Republic and impressed by ?the level of humility the delegation had shown in acknowledging the problems? as it worked towards stronger human rights protections, the Human Rights Committee today […]

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?Real Will? in Dominican Republic to Strengthen Democratic Institutions, Fully Guarantee Fundamental Human Rights, Human Rights Committee Told

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• 12 de março de 2012
• 33 min. de leitura

  Introducing 5th Report, Delegation Highlights New Constitution, Related Reforms; Experts Pose Questions on Immigration, Violence against Women, Among Other Issues There was a real will to strengthen democratic institutions in the Dominican Republic so that they fully guaranteed the rule of law and genuinely defended fundamental human rights and freedoms, Héctor Virgilio Alcántara Mejía, […]

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At Time of Global Uncertainty, Investing in People, Clean Technologies Can Create Jobs, Finance Sustainable Development, Says Secretary-General at Headquarters

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• 12 de março de 2012
• 2 min. de leitura

  Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Special High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in New York, 12 March: I am pleased to welcome you all to the United Nations. The world has […]

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Two Individuals and One Entity to Sanctions List

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• 12 de março de 2012
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  On 12 March 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the three entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement of Constitution-Making Process in Fiji; Says Important Step towards Return to Constitutional Order

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• 12 de março 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 welcomes the announcement on 9 March 2012 of the constitution-making process in Fiji as an important step towards the country?s return to constitutional order.  It is critical, in his view, that this process is inclusive and participatory, and that […]

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Press Conference on Syria by Emergency Relief Coordinator

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• 12 de março de 2012
• 4 min. de leitura

  The United Nations humanitarian aid chief today expressed extreme alarm over the destruction she witnessed in Syria last week and called on the Syrian Government to allow aid agencies to deliver desperately needed relief supplies to civilians in the worst-hit parts of the strife-torn Arab country. ?In Baba Amr, I was horrified by the […]

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?Arab Leaders Must Choose Path of Meaningful Reform or Make Way for Those Who Will,? Secretary-General Declares in High-level Security Council Meeting

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• 12 de março de 2012
• 36 min. de leitura

  United States Abhors Silence When Governments Massacre Own People; Russian Federation Says Demands for Regime Change, Military Intervention ?Risky Recipes? In overcoming the challenges posed by the dramatic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, strict commitment to political reform and inclusiveness were needed, as well as an international change in attitude towards […]

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With Nearly 75 Million Out of Work during 2011, Secretary-General Urges Economic and Social Council to Address Stability in Broadest Sense

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• 12 de março de 2012
• 35 min. de leitura

  Coherence, Cooperation, Coordination Stressed in Meeting with Bretton Woods Bodies, World Trade Organization, UN Conference on Trade and Development In light of new global challenges such as massive unemployment and climate change, the Economic and Social Council focused today on new strategies to overcome them in the areas of coherence, coordination and cooperation in […]

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Commission on Status of Women Approves Seven Draft Texts, but Suspends Fifty-sixth Session Pending Approval of ?Agreed Conclusions? on Rural Women

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• 11 de março de 2012
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  Draft Resolution Reaffirming Israeli Occupation Major Obstacle For Palestinian Women?s Advancement, Self-Reliance Requires Recorded Vote The Commission on the Status of Women today sent a strong message to ensure that gender equality was woven tightly into a blanket of initiatives spanning armed conflict to natural disaster assistance, as it approved seven draft texts, one […]