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Eighteen Donors Pledge Contributions to United Nations Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees, with Agency Facing Severe, Chronic Financial Constraints

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Eighteen Donors Pledge Contributions to United Nations Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees, with Agency Facing Severe, Chronic Financial Constraints

With Palestinian refugees gaining none of the political and human rights advances seen elsewhere in the Middle East, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) facing severe financial constraints, 18donors pledged contributions to the Agency’s 2012 budgetthis afternoon, with several Governments expressing their intention to announce their pledges at a later date.

Burundi Remains Calm Overall, despite Poverty, Unemployment, Isolated Violence, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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Burundi Remains Calm Overall, despite Poverty, Unemployment, Isolated Violence, Special Representative Tells Security Council

Despite extreme poverty, rampant unemployment and isolated violent incidents, Burundi’s overall political and security landscapes were “calm” with much anticipated for the Government’s long-term vision, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.

Reduced Arms Flow Will Help Combat Piracy, Cross-border Threats, Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa

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Reduced Arms Flow Will Help Combat Piracy, Cross-border Threats, Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirty-third Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, originally delivered in French by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 8 December:

Seven Seats Filled on Committee Monitoring Migrant Rights Convention; Three More Ratifications Bring Number of States Parties to 45

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Seven Seats Filled on Committee Monitoring Migrant Rights Convention; Three More Ratifications Bring Number of States Parties to 45

States Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today elected by secret ballot seven members to the Committee that monitors the treaty’s implementation, to replace those whose four-year terms will expire on 31 December.

Funding Shortfalls, Lack of State Cooperation, Personnel Retention Threaten Timely Completion of International Tribunals’ Tasks, Security Council Told

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Funding Shortfalls, Lack of State Cooperation, Personnel Retention Threaten Timely Completion of International Tribunals’ Tasks, Security Council Told

The Presidents of the ad hoc International Tribunals investigating war crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwanda genocide today highlighted the contributions of those courts to international criminal law, but cautioned the Security Council that limited resources, lack of State cooperation in critical areas and ongoing staffing challenges threatened the successful completion of their work.

Secretary-General, in Message to Event on Ending Sexuality-based Violence, Bias, Calls Homophobic Bullying 'a Moral Outrage, a Grave Violation of Human Rights'

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Secretary-General, in Message to Event on Ending Sexuality-based Violence, Bias, Calls Homophobic Bullying 'a Moral Outrage, a Grave Violation of Human Rights'

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the event on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in New York, on 8 December:

Development Cooperation Is Smart Investment in Security, Prosperity; Together, Way Will Be Found to Maximize It, Acting General Assembly President Says

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Development Cooperation Is Smart Investment in Security, Prosperity; Together, Way Will Be Found to Maximize It, Acting General Assembly President Says

The deliberations that took place over the fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development should be seen as an important step towards renewing and improving the global partnership for development launched by the landmark Monterrey Consensus and its follow-up Doha Declaration, the Acting President of the General Assembly said today.
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