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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia, Government of Myanmar Hold Workshop on Small Arms Control, 15-16 May

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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia, Government of Myanmar Hold Workshop on Small Arms Control, 15-16 May

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific is cooperating with the Government of Myanmar to organize a two-day workshop in Nay Pyi Taw on 15 and 16 May to assist Government agencies involved in small arms and light weapons control, in order to effectively implement the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Urges Universal Acceptance of Amendment to Rome Statute on Crime of Aggression

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Secretary-General, in Video Message, Urges Universal Acceptance of Amendment to Rome Statute on Crime of Aggression

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Seminar on the Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: “Turning the Kampala Amendments into Reality”, in Brdo, Slovenia, 15-16 May:

Speakers Blame Narrow Ethnic, Political Interests for Lack of Progress, as Security Council Considers Situation in Bosnia And Herzegovina

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Speakers Blame Narrow Ethnic, Political Interests for Lack of Progress, as Security Council Considers Situation in Bosnia And Herzegovina

Owing to certain political interests and the inability of some leaders to compromise, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to deteriorate, thereby impeding the country’s progress towards European integration, the High Representative in the country told the Security Council today.

Despite Improved Financial Picture, Fifth Committee Delegates Express Concern over Delays in Reimbursing Troop-Contributing Countries

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Despite Improved Financial Picture, Fifth Committee Delegates Express Concern over Delays in Reimbursing Troop-Contributing Countries

While welcoming the improved financial situation of the United Nations at year-end 2013 and further progress since then, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today expressed concern over the lag in payments to countries providing troops and police to peacekeeping operations.

Speakers in Permanent Forum, Noting Majority of World’s Indigenous Live in Asia, Say Governments Put Economic Interests over Respect for Traditional Cultures

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Speakers in Permanent Forum, Noting Majority of World’s Indigenous Live in Asia, Say Governments Put Economic Interests over Respect for Traditional Cultures

Asia had the highest concentration of indigenous and tribal peoples in the world — more than 150 million — yet many were disproportionately vulnerable to poverty, marginalization and human rights violations, as Governments prioritized economic development over respect for traditional cultures, lands and identities, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues heard today during a half-day panel discussion on the region.

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