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It also took note of efforts made to give

The High Representative of the Secretary-General for the Alliance of Civilizations summed up the need for this dialogue based on the fact that “cultural diversity has become a major political issue

The Committee also urges the State party to adopt specific

(a) It would give a strong boost to sports development by providing improved facilities for the public, advocating a healthy life style, raising

The quick-impact projects will

The Group has taken note of the particular interest of the Security Council in such issues through its informal consultations with Council members as well as by paragraph 12 of resolution 2021 (2011), by which the Council encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the

In this context, they stressed that achieving the principles, ideals and

Countries may be categorized as “poor” according to United Nations criteria, but

We recognize that specific groups are particularly vulnerable to situations of urban crime, and we therefore recommend the adoption and implementation of civic intercultural programmes, where appropriate, aimed at

It hoped that, by hosting the Games, Hong Kong could achieve other purposes, such as raising its prestige and profile in the region, promoting its image as a world city for

the need to address all forms of violence in its many manifestations, including domestic violence, particularly against women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and discrimination, including xenophobia, recognizes that violence increases challenges to States and societies in the achievement of poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all and social integration, and further recognizes that terrorism, trafficking in arms, organized crime, trafficking in persons, money-laundering, ethnic and religious conflict, civil war, politically motivated killing and genocide present fundamental threats to societies and pose increasing challenges to States and societies in the attainment of conditions conducive to social development, and that they further present urgent and compelling reasons for action by Governments

Another key reform is the commitment to provide education for all, including mandatory primary

This system has an insurance scheme that guarantees benefits to replace lost earnings and a scheme for social protection for citizens that encompasses the social action, solidarity and family

As the highlight of the trip, Rebekkah will be taken to visit the Terracotta Warriors where

In Haiti, more than 200 UNV volunteers annually supported the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti; several others served with UNDP or other United Nations organizations, working at central and local levels with Government, elected representatives, and national police in

Reaffirms that violence, in its many manifestations, including domestic violence, particularly against women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and especially against persons belonging to more than one of these groups, is a growing threat to the security of individuals, families and communities everywhere; total social breakdown is an all too real contemporary experience; organized crime, illegal drugs, the illicit arms trade, trafficking in human beings, particularly women and children, ethnic and religious conflict, civil war, terrorism, all forms of extremist violence, xenophobia, and politically motivated killing and genocide present fundamental threats to societies and the global social order; they also present compelling and urgent reasons for action by Governments

The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt the necessary measures, including legislative, social and cultural, to ensure that engagement