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External sources (not reviewed)

of the notion of “military necessity” with regard to cultural property under general as well as special protection; improvements in the regime of special protection; sanctions for grave breaches and other violations against cultural property and other related issues such as individual criminal responsibility, responsibility of States and mutual assistance in criminal matters; improvement in the protection of cultural property in conflicts not of an international character; and establishment of a supervisory body which would monitor the implementation of the Convention and the new agreement.

the criminalization of the act of using a civil aircraft in service as a weapon, and of the act of using certain dangerous materials from civil aircraft to attack such aircraft or other targets on the ground.

participation of national commissions on small arms and light weapons; implementing the border programme, especially in the area of cross-border security; drawing up and implementing a police cooperation mechanism to address the issue of the six lawless zones; operationalizing the Gulf of Guinea securitization strategy in coordination with the Economic Community of West African States and, of course, with our international partners; implementing the policy of security sector reform in order to ensure that State armaments are traceable; providing support of all types to ensure the success of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes at rates of around 90 per cent by 2015; and strengthening civil society organizations with regard to information, awareness-raising and social networking.

for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the territories of non-nuclearweapon States; it did not include the specific timeline for the total elimination of nuclear weapons called for by the Group of Non-Aligned States parties to the Treaty; and, in particular, it failed to call upon Israel, the only obstacle to a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, to cease the development of nuclear weapons and to accede to the Non-Proliferation Treaty without preconditions.

export and transfer of conventional arms (see A/63/334), on a step-by-step basis among all States Members of the United Nations, in an open and transparent manner.

Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, although Portugal had long been a country of origin of migrant workers and was well placed to understand the suffering and indignity to which migrants were exposed.

would adopt the draft resolution by consensus.

approval or accession, or by any other means if so agreed.

change negotiations, including the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to be held in South Africa at the end of 2011.

States with unconditional assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, pending the realization of nuclear disarmament.

but also to guide government policy more effectively towards applying their provisions.

under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”.

torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment had to be firmly condemned; and all human rights defenders, whom it hailed for working in the face of considerable risk, should be strongly supported.

force provisions of the Kyoto Protocol could result in a situation where the new entry into force procedures would apply to some Parties and not to others.

most vulnerable countries, in addressing the adverse impact of climate change and achieving their development goals, is an urgent priority for the international community.

and establishment of regional monitoring, control and surveillance networks, including transfer of technology; financial management training for small-scale fishers and all stakeholders; training regarding stock assessment and research; and training programmes on boarding and inspection control and activities of flag States.

for human rights was emphasized, as well as the importance of international and regional cooperation in criminal matters and action at the national and regional levels to counter terrorism.