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Importance of Tackling Youth Unemployment Emphasized as Commission for Social Development Holds Panel Discussion before Concluding Poverty Discussion

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• 6 de fevereiro de 2012
• 25 min. de leitura

  Speakers in the Commission for Sustainable Development stressed today the importance of tackling youth unemployment, which was one of the main drivers of mass protests around the world, affecting both developed and developing countries. While youth had previously been disproportionately affected by unemployment, the current crises and trends had exacerbated the severity of the […]

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Israeli Economic Policies, East Jerusalem’s Separation, Crippling Closures Hamper Growth in Occupied Palestinian Territory, UN Seminar Told

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• 6 de fevereiro de 2012
• 15 min. de leitura

  Solvency of Palestinian Authority Tied to Complex Diplomatic Processes Not Always Favourable to Palestinians (Received from a UN Information Officer.) CAIRO, 6 February — The Israeli policies towards the Occupied Palestinian Territory not only limited the growth of the Palestinian economy, amid the cost of crippling closures and obstructed passage, but transferred Palestinian resources […]

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United Nations Report: World Youth Deeply Concerned about Employment Prospects, Call for Increased Investment

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• 6 de fevereiro de 2012
• 3 min. de leitura

  Young people around the world are deeply concerned about a lack of job opportunities and are calling for increased investment in that area, according to the latest World Youth Report, issued today by the United Nations. In the aftermath of the economic crisis, the global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase on […]

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Secretary-General, Appalled by Mounting Death Toll from Escalating Violence in Syria, Strongly Condemns Heavy Artillery Use in ?Unacceptable? Attacks

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• 6 de fevereiro de 2012
• 1 min. de leitura

  The following statement was issued on 6 February by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by the escalating violence in Syria, particularly at the mounting death toll and continued onslaught on the city of Homs involving the use of heavy artillery and the shelling of civilian areas.  Such violence […]

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Secretary-General, in Message to UN Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People, Says Status Quo Is Unacceptable, Guarantees Continuing Conflict, Suffering

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• 6 de fevereiro de 2012
• 3 min. de leitura

  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, delivered by Maxwell Gaylard, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Coordinator for Humanitarian and Development Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in Cairo on 6 February: It is my pleasure to send […]

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Security Council Fails to Adopt Draft Resolution on Syria as Russian Federation, China Veto Text Supporting Arab League?s Proposed Peace Plan

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• 5 de fevereiro de 2012
• 23 min. de leitura

The Russian Federation and China vetoed today a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded that all parties in Syria ? both Government forces and armed opposition groups ? stop all violence and reprisals, ending days of intense negotiations in New York as diplomats laboured to bring a halt to the deadly 10-month crackdown […]

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Special Rapporteur Calls for Full Integration into Development Agenda for Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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• 5 de fevereiro de 2012
• 39 min. de leitura

  Commission for Social Development Continues Debate, Holds Special Event Sidelined for too long, the rights of people with disabilities must be fully integrated into the development policy road maps to be hammered out at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and at next year?s General Assembly High-level Meeting on Disability and Development, […]

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NGO Committee Recommends 6 Organizations for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council, Postpones Action on 16 Others

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• 5 de fevereiro de 2012
• 21 min. de leitura

  The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today recommended special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for four organizations and general consultative status for two others, while postponing consideration of 16 other applications pending receipt of additional information from the civil society groups. The Committee, established in 1946, recommends to the Council general, special […]

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Secretary-General Expresses Deep Regret over Security Council?s ?Disappointing? Inability to Adopt Text on Ending Violence in Syria

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

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General deeply regrets that the Security Council has been unable to agree on a resolution supported by the League of Arab States to bring an early end to the violence and the killing in Syria. This is a great […]

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Secretary-General Praises Excellent Service of Outgoing Head of Sierra Leone Peacebuilding Office, Including Work with Political Parties, Donors

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• 5 de fevereiro 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 wishes to thank his Executive Representative, Michael von der Schulenburg, for his excellent service as the head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL).  Mr. von der Schulenburg, whose appointment is due to expire, […]