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Following further consultations with stakeholders in Iraq, the representative of UNIDO said that in principle, Iraq did not object to using hydrocarbon as the replacing refrigerant, subject to ensuring that: the technology was technically feasible in terms of the availability of components and raw materials for such products; the final product price was comparable to HFC-134a products; safety considerations were fulfilled within the project, covering both manufacturing and servicing aspects; the performance of hydrocarbon-based products was similar to that of HFC-134a

The two departments also regularly need to address crises stemming from the volatile environments in

The programme, which runs over a three-year period, has the following five components: Component 1: Cultural heritage at large, focusing on national capacity-building for increased legal protection and preservation of cultural heritage; Component 2: Archaeological sites and historic buildings, to strengthen the surveillance at archaeological sites and historic buildings; Component 3: Museums and cultural institutions, including rehabilitation of facilities, provision of equipment and staff training for such institutions; Component 4: Libraries and archives, notably aimed at the modernization of the cataloguing system of the National Library and ten other libraries in Iraq, as well as staff; and Component 5: Intangible heritage, in particular the promotion of the practice of Maqam music, the protection of

It is indicated that the UNAMI presence envisaged in Iraq for 2010

(iii) As part of Component 4 (Libraries and archives), a list of equipment for the National

The increasingly unsettled international security environment, in particular since September

The third UNESCO experts’ meeting was jointly organized by UNESCO and the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan in Tokyo from 31 July to 2 August 2003 and gathered 30 international experts to focus on the outcome

I would like to point out my Government’s position regarding the issue of missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property, as mentioned in the letter of 5 July from the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Secretary-General, which is not to extend the mandate of the High-level Coordinator when it expires on 31 December; to depend on the mechanisms of the Tripartite Commission; and, as suggested in the Minister’s letter to the Secretary-General dated 26 November 2010,

To demand that the Syrian Government renounces its policy of using the security solution, in order to permit the immediate and complete cessation of all acts of violence and killing; guarantees the right of peaceful demonstration, with a view to realizing the demands of the Syrian people for reform and change; and undertakes to implement, immediately and in full, all the Council resolutions concerning the Syrian crisis and, in particular, No. 7444 of 22 January 2012, No.

The Secretary-General also proposes that the Assembly approve commitment authority for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in the amount of $5 million under section 33 (Construction, alteration, improvement

Since my last briefing to the Council (see S/PV.6747), I have

The League of Arab States, which, since the beginning of the crisis, has played out an effective and constructive role in order to end the bloodshed and resolve the situation in Syria in a wise manner and without resort

Within the framework of this biennium,

To mark the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 7 December 2008 and express solidarity with the people of Iraq on human rights issues, my Special Representative was joined by the Iraqi Minister for Human Rights,

Egypt has also taken steps and made efforts within the framework of the League of Arab States towards the implementation of the 1995 resolution and the 2010 fourth action plan, including through meetings of the Committee of Senior Officials from Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat to prepare for the participation of all Arab States in the 2012 Conference, and of the Committee responsible for following up on Israeli nuclear activity in contravention of the Treaty, and the preparation of an Arab working paper on the implementation of the 1995 resolution for presentation at this first session of the Preparatory Committee, as well as the relevant decisions taken at the meetings of the

Sadly, major terrorist assaults have continued over the

On the same day, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced that it would shortly submit the names of 244 winners (from the

The Ministry granted UNICEF and its implementing partners access to

As authorized in 32 C/Resolution 45 in some exceptional cases, the Director-General