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The draft resolution was based on resolution 65/193 and contained the usual technical updates, including new elements to

Just as after 1989 we helped those who tore down the Berlin Wall to build robust democracies and market economies, just as in 1994 we welcomed South Africa back into the commonwealth of nations when it chose the path of reconciliation and democracy

In November 2009, the Foundation organized a seminar in Madrid on the theme “Guidelines for development in the most disadvantaged countries of the Euro-Mediterranean sphere: education, gender equality and rule of law”,

For example, per capita fish consumption has remained static or decreased in some countries in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. the Congo, South Africa, Gabon, Malawi and Liberia) and in Japan in the last two decades, while the most substantial increases in annual per capita fish consumption have occurred in East Asia (from 10.6 kg in 1961 to 34.5 kg in

It describes the international response to the situation of

The sardine in Zone C (Cape Bojador and southwards to Senegal) is still considered non-fully exploited; otherwise, most of the pelagic stocks are

This Platform – which has convened as a multifield office teleconference on a monthly basis during the reporting period – is delivering strategic focus to UNESCO’s activities in response to the high number of natural disasters or conflicts: notably the Haiti earthquake, Pakistan floods, tsunami and volcanic eruption in Indonesia, earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as

The Harmful Algal Bloom Programme continues its strong focus on capacity-building; it conducted two international training workshops, one

The session was attended by observers for the following intergovernmental organizations with permanent observer status with the Committee: Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO), Association of Remote Sensing Centres in the Arab World (ARSCAW), European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO), European Space Agency (ESA), European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT-IGO),

In Africa, this includes Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe; in Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar/ Burma, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; in Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Kosovo, Serbia

Notable developments occurred in the areas of penal reform and alternatives to imprisonment in Latin America and the Caribbean,

This statement addresses the full implementation of women’s rights in Middle Eastern and North African societies through existing laws and actual

The situation, reinforced by the recent

The panellists included the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women; the UN-Women country programme coordinator for

(g) In spite of the strong growth momentum thus far this year, there were external uncertainties which might pose risks to the local economy. These included the unsteady economic recovery in the US, the deterioration of the sovereign debts problem in Europe, the more stringent macro economic policies imposed by Asian

KIT Capital, an entrepreneur-led special situations merchant bank, MNA Partners, a boutique corporate

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 12, 2010) - Underscoring the President's commitment to

The workshop brought together experts and