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Today we pause to pay tribute to the millions of Africans who were violently removed from their native lands and subjected to slavery — something that must not be forgotten.

In the south-eastern prefecture of Haut-Mbomou, UNICEF and its partners assisted at least 32 children and women used by LRA, who had been released and/or captured during hostilities.

Agreement was reached on the rules and procedures of two tripartite committees that have the respective tasks of resolving: (a) cases of former and presumed prisoners of war still unaccounted for; and (b) cases of persons missing or killed in combat, including the recovery, identification and handover of human remains.

The Government of Burundi claimed to have killed 57 of the combatants and captured another 20.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom agreed to work together to promote and support the ideals of the Olympic Truce to build a better world and bring people from different nations and diversities together to enjoy competition through sport in a peaceful environment.

We hope that Israel’s announcement of indirect talks with Hamas leaders on prisoner swap will help to ease the tensions.

Mr IP Kwok-him reported that the Bills Committee had examined in detail the provisions to be amended by the adaptation proposals, and had made reference to the interpretative principles as set out in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) relating to the rights, exemptions and obligations of military forces stationed in Hong Kong by the United Kingdom, and references to "Her Majesty", "the Crown", "the British Government" and "the Secretary of State"; the guiding principles for the Administration's adaptation of laws programmes; as well as the Garrison Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Mr. Timothy Alexander Steinert, Independent Director, was unable to attend the meeting due to work reasons, and had authorised Mr. Chen Naiwei, Independent Director, to vote on his behalf.

However, in some cases, corruption among officials within public administration, or regulatory capture by industries or firms that benefit from outdated procurement or public contracting rules create obstacles to reform.

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I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 6 June 2010 addressed to you by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar (see annex), with its enclosure, the Agreement concerning peaceful settlement of the border dispute between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti, signed on 6 June 2010 by the President of the State of Eritrea and the President of the Republic of Djibouti, and signed on behalf of the State of Qatar as mediator and witness by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

Grimble (Hugo Weaving), Soren and Gylfie’s captor, secretly tells them that he is disloyal to the Pure Ones and teaches them to fly.

Today we pay tribute to the millions of victims of the transatlantic slave trade who were forcibly removed from their homelands in Africa and subjected to the most cruel physical and mental abuse, exploitation and, very often, death.

It is deeply regrettable that there has been no breakthrough on a prisoner exchange to secure the release of Corporal Shalit and Palestinian prisoners, despite intensive efforts in recent months.

They think that the terms of Abdias (11-14) can be adequately understood only of the capture of Jerusalem by Nabuchodonosor; only this event could be spoken of as the day "when strangers carried away his [Juda's] army captive, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem"; as "the day of his [Juda's] leaving his country .

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The security forces should refrain from jeopardizing the neutrality of schools and comply with standards relating to the return to the civil authorities of children who have broken away from illegal armed groups or been captured.

[...] [...] “disappearance” of captives, atrocious murders after the taking of captives’ organs, trafficking [...] [...]

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While welcoming the State party’s information that all the children condemned before 2002 for military offences have been pardoned by Presidential Decree, the Committee expresses deep concern that children captured by the FARDC have been treated primarily as perpetrators rather than victims and have been unlawfully detained and in some cases ill-treated or tortured.