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[...] [...] Arbatov (Russian Federation), Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway), Frene Noshir Ginwala (South Africa), François Heisbourg (France), Jehangir Karamat (Pakistan), Brajesh Mishra (India), Klaus Naumann (Germany), William Perry (United States), Wang Yingfan (China), Shirley Williams [...] [...]

[...] Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions is composed as follows: Ms. Aїcha AFIFI (Morocco),** Ms. Renata ARCHINI (Italy),** Ms. Jasminka DINIĆ (Croatia),*** Mr. Jorge FLORESCALLEJAS (Honduras),* Mr. Imtiaz HUSSAIN (Pakistan),* [...] [...]

[...] [...] Mahjoub El Haiba, Mr. Ahmad Amin Fathalla, Mr. Yuji Iwasawa, Mrs. Hellen Keller, Mr. Rajsoomer Lallah, Ms. Zonke Zanele Majodina, Ms. Iulia Antoanella Motoc, Mr. Michael O’Flaherty, Mr. José Luis Pérez Sanchez-Cerro, Mr. Rafael Rivas [...] [...]

(c) Protection of persons in the event of disasters: Mr. D.M. McRae (Chairman), Mr. E. Valencia-Ospina (Special Rapporteur), Mr. C.J.R. Dugard, Mr. S. Fomba, Mr. G. Gaja, Mr. H.A. Hassouna, Ms. M.G. Jacobsson, Mr. M. Kamto, Mr. T.V. Melescanu, Mr. S. Murase, Mr. G. Nolte, Mr. A.R. Perera, Mr. E. Petrič, Mr. G.V. Saboia, Mr. N. Singh, Mr. E. Vargas Carreño, Mr. M. Vázquez-Bermúdez, Mr. N. Wisnumurti, Mr. M. Wood and Mr. S.C. Vasciannie (ex officio).

At the Committee’s 8th meeting, on 12 August, Mr. Kartashkin introduced draft text A/HRC/AC/7/L.1, sponsored by Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Mr. Shiqiu Chen, Ms. Chinsung Chung, Mr. Wolfgang Stefan Heinz, Mr. Latif Hüseynov, Mr. Alfred Ntunduguru Karakora, Mr. Vladimir Kartashkin, Mr.Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Ms. Anantonia Reyes Prado, Mr. Shigeki Sakamoto, Mr. Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Mr. Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Ms. Halima Embarek Warzazi and Ms. Mona Zulficar.

[...] [...] Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments” (A/C.1/63/L.32).

I also pay tribute to the contributions made by the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Lynn Pascoe; the representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Abdel Musah; and Mrs. Florentina Ukonga, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.

(Colombia) ( spoke in Spanish): In expressing my appreciation for the convening of this important discussion, I would also like to thank Mr. Abdel Fatau Musah and Mrs. Florentina Adenike Ukonga for their briefings and Under-SecretaryGeneral Lynn Pascoe for his important comments on the report of the Secretary-General on the assessment mission on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (see S/2012/45).

[...] [...] (Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena), in border areas (Arauca, Caquetá, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Vaupés), and in central Colombia (Antioquia, [...] [...]

UNESCO was called upon to develop further the conceptual aspects related to both the Delors and the Pérez de Cuéllar Reports in the light of the cultural consequences of globalization in a rapidly changing world, including increased cultural vulnerability.

In pouring rain, but luckily inside a tent, the opening ceremony continued with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony by Mr. Hans-Joachim Kock and Ms. Sun Yanyan, Mr. Salvado Biosca, President of Precision Tubing, Mr. Rafael Fuertes, President of Extrusion Eurasia, Ms. Siri Borgen, Acting Consul General, Mr. Per Dale, Mr. Bruno Frederix General Manager CSEE.

At the same meeting, a statement was made by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Permanent Observer for the Holy See to the United Nations.

Under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite Her Excellency Mrs. Florentina Adenike Ukonga, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, to participate in this meeting.

Under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Mahamane Touré, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West African States, and Her Excellency Mrs. Florentina Adenike Ukonga, Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs of the Commission of the Gulf of Guinea.

Astraios”, the largest, most modern, and most powerful large-size bearing test stand in the world, is officially put into operation at Schaeffler's Schweinfurt plant (from left): Sebastian Remelé, mayor of Schweinfurt, Georg F. W. Schaeffler and Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, partners in the Schaeffler Group, Reinhold Korn, project manager responsible for the design and construction of the test stand, Dr. Juergen M. Geissinger, CEO of Schaeffler AG, Dr. Anja Weissgerber, MEP, Heiko Roß, Technical Director of Windreich AG, and Dr. Arbogast Grunau, President of Product Development at Schaeffler Group Industrial.

The all-star vocal cast also includes free-wheeling performances by Tony Shalhoub, Michael Keaton, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, Darrell Waltrip, racing legend Richard Petty, Jenifer Lewis and Jeremy Piven.

The President( spoke in French ): I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.

I would also like to commend the important contributions made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose presence here we appreciate; the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Mahamane Touré; and Her Excellency Mrs. Florentina Adenike Ukonga, Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.