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for prompt and adequate compensation to the Government of Lebanon and other countries affected by the oil slick, such as the Syrian Arab Republic, Israel had yet to acknowledge its responsibilities, a matter regarding which the Secretary-General had expressed grave concern in his most recent report on the matter (A/66/297).

consensusbuilding role in the adoption of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism; its vice-chairmanship of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) in 2005, when it worked towards the adoption of an international instrument to enable States to identify and trace light weapons; and its presidency of the Conference on Disarmament in 1990 and 2004.

“Examination of the physical nature and technical attributes of the geostationary orbit and its utilization and applications, including in the field of space communications, as well as other questions relating to developments in space communications, taking particular account of the needs and interests of developing countries, without prejudice to the role of the International Telecommunication Union”, as a single issue/item for discussion.

United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (E/CN.15/2011/15) and reiterated its invitation to Governments to take into consideration the Salvador Declaration on Comprehensive Strategies for Global Challenges: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems and Their Development in a Changing World,1 and the recommendations adopted by the Twelfth Congress when formulating legislation and policy directives, and to make all efforts, where appropriate, to implement the principles contained therein, taking into account the economic, social, legal and cultural specificities of their respective States.

62/21) at the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, which was adopted by consensus.

the General Assembly to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of all international conferences convened under its auspices, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Conference.

a number of concrete measures to redress the geographical imbalance of the staff of OHCHR, including the establishment of a temporary mechanism whereby recruitment for extrabudgetary posts at the P-2 level would not be restricted to successful candidates from the national competitive examination.

priority issues or topics of relevance to be addressed during the Fourth Biennial Meeting, in particular, the problems and opportunities arising from the implementation of the Programme of Action, as well as any possible follow-up action to the Third Biennial Meeting.

and redirecting former weapons scientists, to accelerate drug and vaccine development, particularly for public health diseases.

towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons” (resolution 64/47), which emphasized the importance of applying irreversibility and verifiability, as well as increased transparency in the process of working towards nuclear disarmament.

Member States requested the Secretary-General to report annually on progress in the implementation of the MDGs and to make recommendations for further steps to advance the UN development agenda beyond 2015.

congresses the provision of suggestions for future work within the crime programme, the identification of emerging issues of concern to the world community and the provision of a political framework to guide the work of the Commission in the five years between successive congresses.

provinces, and encouraged the Secretary-General to continue his current efforts to take measures necessary to address the security issues associated with such strengthening and expansion.