September 2011
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Situation Of Human Rights in the Democratic...
Report of the Secretary General to the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly on the Situation of Human Right in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now available.
The current report is pursuant to General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/225 on the situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The Report:
A/66/343
Previous Reports
The Situation of...
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International Day of older persons
An old East Timorese woman is walking with her typical woven bag. (UN Photo/Martine Perret)
“In the current fiscal environment, we must be vigilant in ensuring that the provision of social protection, long-term care and access to public health for the elderly is not undermined. On this International Day of Older Persons, I call on governments and communities everywhere to provide more...
World Maritime day
“Piracy is a global menace. We need to confront it with a strategy that focuses on deterrence, security, the rule of law and development. I commend the International Maritime Organization for its efforts to strengthen global cooperation on this challenge.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 3 February 2011
Theme for 2011 World Maritime Day - Piracy: orchestrating the response
2011...
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Security Council - Somalia
Today the Security Council will meet to discuss the Report of the Secretary‐General on Somalia (S/2011/549). The Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution that would re-authorise the African-Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). On 22nd September the Secretary-General sent a letter to the President of the Security Council (S/2011/591) expressing concern about the critical gaps that remain in the...
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Measuring the Information Society
The International Telecommunication Union (ICU) has recently released the 2011 edition of its flagship publication Measuring the Information Society. This report aims to capture and compare the level of ICT developments in 152 economies worldwide.
The key findings of the report are:
continuous spreading of mobile networks in developing countries;
telecommunication and Internet services are...
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@USUN: @AmbassadorRice’s remarks to the #SecCouncil on #Afghanistan: security, the 2014 transition, & the #NewSilkRoad: http://go.usa.gov/8fk
Global Survey prepared by the Counter-Terrorism...
This survey, S/2011/463 is an update of the global survey of the implementation of Security Council Resolution, S/RES/1373(2001).The survey was prepared by the Counter-Terrorism committee executive directorate. It provides an assessment of the implementation of the above mentioned resolution.
Other UN Sources:
Counter-Terrorism Website.
Previous Report.
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Report of the International Court of Justice
The Report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to the 66th session of the General Assembly is now available (A/66/4). Issued as Supplement no. 4 to the Offcial records for the session, the report covers the work of the Court from 1 August 2010-31 July 2011.
Previous Reports:
Reports of the International Court of Justice.
Photo: UN Photo Library # 67337
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United Nations University - Annual report
The 2010 United Nations University (UNU) annual report has been published. Available , fulltext, pdf the report highlights the activities and achievement of the institution during the year.
Other publications by the University:
Previous annual reports
Working and technical reports
Academic articles
About the University:
The United Nations University (UNU) is the academic arm of the...
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Security Council - Kosovo
On the 28th of September, the Security Council will have a closed meeting on yesterday’s incident in Kosovo. The Council already had two closed meetings on 15th September (S/PV.6616 and S/PV.6617), following a letter sent by Serbia regarding the customs and border police control of the boundary between north Kosovo and Serbia (S/2011/574),
UN resources
Presidential Statements
Meeting...
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The Situation in Libya
The Security Council will again meet this morning, 26 September 2011, to discuss the Situation in Libya.
During its 6620th meeting, S/PV.6620, the Council adopted a new resolution S/RES/2009(2011) establishing the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The new mission is to assist Libya’s national efforts to restore public security, promote the rule of law, foster inclusive...
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UN reporters in their own words
Travelling the globe to highlight some of the world’s most important and under-reported stories. Giving their eye-witness accounts from the field.
Secretary-General report on Preventive Diplomacy
Preventive diplomacy: Delivering results, a recent report by the Secretary-General is dedicated to the memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 50 years ago, on 18 September 1961, in a plane crash.
The report examines the opportunities and the challenges the United Nations and its partners currently face in conducting preventive diplomacy in a changing political and security landscape. It...
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Resources on 7th Conference Facilitating the Entry...
UN SG hosts the 7th Conference Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on Friday (23 September).
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
2010 Review Conference on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
*Photo - Secretary-General Visits Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (August 2010) - UN Photo/ Eskinder Debebe
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Security Council High-level meeting - 22 September
The UN Security Council will convene a High-level meeting in connection with Maintenance of international peace and security: Conflict prevention on Thursday, 22 September 2011, at 3 p.m. To facilitate the exchange of views during that meeting, the President of the Security Council for the month, Lebanon, has transmitted a concept paper entitled “Strengthening and consolidating preventive...
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10th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban...
The General Assembly is holding a High-level Meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action this morning, Thursday, 22 September. Documents issued for the meeting include an information note for delegates (A/INF/66/4) and a draft resolution for adoption (A/66/L.2).
UN Resources:
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action...
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High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security
UN Secretary General will convene a high-level meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security on Thursday, 22 September. For the meeting, he has issued a report on the UN System-wide study on the implications of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (SG/HLM/2011/1)
Additional Resources:
UN Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch
International Atomic Energy Agency
Factsheet (non-UN...
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The World Bank Annual Report 2011
Open publication
Prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), collectively known as the World Bank, the Annual Report is submitted, together with the accompanying administrative budgets and audited financial statements, to the Board of Governors.
The World Bank Annual Report 2011 is now available...
The 66th UN General Assembly Debates commences...
The UN General Debate for the 66th session will be held from 21-24 and 26-30 September 2011.The theme of the general debate of the 66th session: “The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.”
UN Resources:
Statement by Head of the States and Dignitaries
Webcast
Press Releases(Please note that Press releases are not official documents).
General...
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General Assembly 66th session - Status of...
The report, Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: status of documentation for the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly is now available (A/65/902/Add.1). The addendum contains the status of documentation for the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly as at 3 August 2011. The agenda item numbers correspond to those of the provisional agenda (A/66/150).
Related documents
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The UN General Assembly Seats the National...
On Friday September 16th,2011 the General Assembly adopted by vote Resolution A/RES/66/1(to be published) to accept the credentials of the new Libyan leadership. Today, the UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-Moon formally welcomed the new government into the international community and to this first major meeting at the United Nations.
UN Resources:
UN Research Guide.
UN Spokesperson Office
UN...
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UNCTAD - Trade and Development Report 2011
The Trade and Development Report 2011 focuses on the post-crisis policy challenges in the world economy. It concludes that the recovery is slowing down and that the “two-speed recovery” is mainly the result of wide differences in domestic demand. The recent shift towards fiscal and monetary tightening represents a major risk for the global economy.
Related Resources
United...
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Resources on UN Secretary-General's “Every Woman,...
UN Secretary-General is hosting the “Every Woman, Every Child” event Tuesday (20 September), a global effort bringing together governments, philanthropic institutions and other funders, the United Nations and multilateral organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations, the business community, health-care workers and professionals, and academic and research institutions around...
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Resources on UN Secretary-General High-level...
UN Secretary-General hosts a high-level meeting on Nutrition on Tuesday (20 September).
UN Standing Committee on Nutrition Scale Up Nutrition Roadmap
SG’s High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
*Photo - Afghan Women Receive Food Rations (May 2009) - UN Photo/UNAMA
High-level meeting on addressing desertification,...
The General Assembly will be holding a High-level meeting on addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication on Tuesday, 20 September.
UN Resources:
Resolution convening the meeting (A/RES/65/160)
Reports of the Secretary-General on the implementations of the UN environmental conventions
Meeting Records:
A/66/PV 6 and...
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Security Council - Libya
The Security Council has adopted a new resolution (S/RES/2009 (2011)—to be published) establishing the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The new mission is to assist Libya’s national efforts to restore public security, promote the rule of law, foster inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation, and embark on constitution-making and electoral processes. ...
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Resources on UN Secretary-General Symposium on...
UN Secretary-General hosts a symposium on International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Monday (19 September).
UN Action to Counter Terrorism Website
Reports on Measures to eliminate international terrorism
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World Bank - World Development Report 2012
ISBN: 9780821388105
The World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. Improvements in gender equality can generate gains...
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Levels & Trends in Child Mortality 2011
The number of young children who die each day has plunged over the past two decades, new United Nations figures show, but the world is still lagging far behind in efforts to achieve its target for reducing child mortality.
The latest estimates, issued by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that the number of children under the age of five who...
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Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011
WHO global report
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Editors: World Health Organization Number of pages: 209 Publication date: September 2011 Languages: English ISBN: 9789241502283
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Report on NCD country profiles pdf, 2.09Mb
NCD profiles by country
Overview
The report features information about the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) situation in 193 countries. This includes details of what ...
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Security Council - Liberia
Today the Security Council will meet to discuss the Twenty-third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (S/2011/497).
UN resources
Secretary-General’s reports on UN Mission in Liberia
Secretary-General’s reports and letters on Liberia
Documents on budget
Security Council resolutions
Security Council presidential statements
Security...
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Security Council - International Tribunals
Today the Security Council will meet to discuss the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January 1994 and 31...
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Human Rights Special Rapporteurs Reports
A number of reports by Special Rapporteurs on various human rights issues are being transmitted to the General Assembly by the Secretary-General to be considered at the 66th session of the General Assembly. A number of these reports are listed below:
Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental...
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Dag Hammarskjöld and Preventive Diplomacy
“I believe we have only begun to explore the full potentialities of the United Nations as an instrument for multilateral diplomacy, especially the most useful combinations of public discussion on the one hand and private negotiations and mediation on the other.”
These words were pronounced by Dag Hammarskjöld the former Secretary-General who introduced the concept of Preventive...
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WatchA Live global conversation with the UN Secretary-General on Social Media
On Tuesday 13 September,2011,the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will respond to questions you have about the United Nations and its work on social media(Facebook,twitter,Weibo(Chinese), Livestream and UN Webacast . To learn more about this event and how you can be part of this conversation, visit the Ask Secretary General...
Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The latest annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, A/66/36 is now available. This report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly Resolution A/RES/48/141.
Other UN Resources:
Use this link to access full text of annual reports from the previous years.
UNHCR Website.
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66th Session of the UN General Assembly Begins...
UN Resources on the General Assembly 66th Session
Agenda for the 66th Session
General Assembly Webcast
General Assembly Website
General Assembly Documents Quick Research Guide
Tentative Schedule of Plenary and Related Meetings (A/INF/66/4)
13 September - Opening of the 66th session
14 September - General Committee
16 September - 2nd Plenary meeting (First report of the General...
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WatchFrom United Nations Webcast (9 September 2011): Ian Martin, Special Adviser on post-conflict planning in Libya - Security Council Media Stakeout
Global Peace Operations 2011
The Global Peace Operations program’s Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2011 is the most comprehensive publication of its kind, covering both UN and non-UN peace operations during 2010. The Annual Review 2011, the sixth edition in a series begun in 2006, continues to inform policy-makers, academics, practitioners, the media, and peacekeeping stakeholders about peacekeeping trends...
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading...
This report, A/66/268 is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/ 65/205. In this report, the Special Rapporteur addresses issues of special concern and recent developments in the context of his mandate. The report highlights a number of general principles to help to guide States to re-evaluate and minimize its use and, in certain cases, abolish the practice of solitary...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human...
The present report, A/66/255 is submitted to the General Assembly by. Catarina de Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/292, and in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions A/HRC/RES/15/9 and A/HRC/RES/16/2. It reviews the major issues surrounding the resources available for the...
Report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of...
The Report of the Committee of the Peaceful Use of Outer Space, A/66/20 is now available.
The Committee held its fifty-fourth session in Vienna from 1 to 10 June 2011.
Annual report of the Special Representative of the...
The Annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children A/66/227 has been issued and is now available online.
The report identifies areas to which the Special Representative will devote special attention in the forthcoming period:
promoting the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
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Security Council Briefed on Cyprus Yesterday (7...
UN Security Council members were briefed yesterday (7 September) concerning the latest Secretary-General’s assessment report on the status of negotiations in Cyprus (S/2011/498).
UN Resources on the Cyprus Question
Security Council resolutions
General Assembly resolutions
Secretary-General reports
Meeting records
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Non-UN Resources on the...
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UN Celebrates International Literacy Day (8...
“Literacy and Peace” is the theme for this year’s International Literacy Day (8 September) Founded by UNESCO in 1966, International Literacy Day seeks to raise awareness for the needs of adults around the world who lack minimum literacy skills.
According to data from UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics, 793 million adults – most of them girls and women - are illiterate. A...
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UN Hosts Conference of States Parties to the...
The UN will host the Fourth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this week from the 7th to the 9th of September. This year’s theme is “Enabling Development, Realizing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. Sub-themes for this year’s conference include “Realizing the Convention...
Promotion and Protection of Rights of Children
Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/197, this is a the report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The report can be accessed here in all the 6 UN official languages: A/66/228.
The report is intended to be used as a working tool for effectively implementing the recommendations formulated since the beginning of the mandate by...
