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“Achieving genuine sustainable development calls for more than green investment and low carbon technologies. Besides its economic and ecological dimensions, the social and human dimensions are central factors for success. Ultimately, we must focus our efforts on building green societies.” Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO.
Photo: UN Photo Library, Photo #505799, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has released a report titled, Capacity Development Matters:A practical guide. This Guide describes what capacity development is and how UNFPA is applying it in specific countries. The first chapter provides an overview of capacity development and some basic definitions; the second highlights examples of practice in action from the field; and the third consists of a series of tools and resources that maybe useful when developing and implementing capacity development programmes. This guide is primarily meant for UNFPA technical and programme staff but may also serve other United Nations agencies, partner organizations and Member States.
Update on CSW 56: The UN System and Rural Women.
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday, 27 February to Friday, 9 March 2012.
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Follow the meeting as it happens through the live webcast.
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The 56th Session(Current)
55th Session
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The Security Council will meet this morning to discuss the Report of the Secretary-General on conflict related sexual violence (S/2012/33).
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The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate has submitted to the Security Council global survey(S/2012/16), of the implementation by Member States of Security Council resolution 1624 (2005). The global survey was a directed by Security Council resolution 1963 (2010).
The Council’s annual report of the Economic and Social Council to the General Assembly on its activities for the year 2011 is now available, A/66/3/Rev.1.The annexes include membership lists for the Council and its subsidiary bodies and a listing of intergovernmental organizations participating in ECOSOC deliberations.
The Secretary-General noted that “this milestone provides an excellent opportunity to highlight the critical role this publication has played over the past 66 years”.
The United Nations Treaty Series is mandated by the Charter of the United Nations. Article 102 of the Charter creates a legal obligation for the Member States to submit for registration with the Secretariat every treaty and international agreement they entered into as soon as possible after the Charter had come into force and for the Secretariat to publish it.
“This is not just a bureaucratic requirement”, the Secretary-General said. He emphasized that “those treaties and international agreements that have not been registered cannot be invoked before any organ of the United Nations”.
The Secretary-General underlined that “By making treaties widely accessible to Member States and to the public, the Treaty Series collection has a pivotal role in strengthening the rule of law and promoting transparency in international relations. The Series is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information of its kind. It is also keeping pace with the times, and is now available on the Treaty Section’s website, which will progressively become the primary gateway for information on published treaties.”
*Reprinted from the UN Secretariat intranet. Posted: Tuesday, 21 February 2012, New York | Author: Office of Legal Affairs
Today, February 23rd, at its 6720th meeting, the Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation in Timor-Leste to discuss the Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (S/2012/43)
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The Report of the Secretary on the Budget performance of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is now available, A/66/652.
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Today, the Security Council will hold a high-level debate on the impact of transnational organised crime on peace and security in West Africa and the wider Sahel region. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, will preside over the debate with the Secretary-General briefing.
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Deepening IFAD’s engagement with the private sector: Strategy
This strategy was prepared in response to the recommendations made in the Report of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources. This new IFAD strategy responds to these global developments and calls for IFAD to be more systematic and proactive in engaging with the private sector.
Another publication by IFAD:
Transforming IFAD, Changing Lives
Transforming IFAD- Changing Lives
IFAD at a glance (2012)
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund has released a report titled Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging sexual and gender-based violence in institutional setting.This report documents the work of one such effort, the Mobilising Men initiative, led by the Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex in Britain) with support from UNFPA. Through partnerships with civil society groups in India, Kenya and Uganda beginning in 2009, th initiative trained men to be team activists in seeking gender balances. By immersing the participants in a programme of dialogue and action that challenge the inherent nature of male privileges and power structures in society – government, academia and workplace – the men learned a lot about themselves and how they can begin to address inequities.
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has released a publication titled Syrian Arab Republic: Thematic study on participatory rangeland management in the Badia. This publication was a parternership project between IFAD supported by Badia Rangeland Development Project (BRDP), which ran from 1998 to 2010 and was cofinanced by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Lessons learned from projects implemented over the past four decades in Syria and many other countries in the region show that top-down decisions involving design and implementation that ignore the role of herders and traditional uses of the natural resources and infrastructure (especially water) do not result in sustainable changes.\
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The General Assembly, in its resolution 65/259, requested the SecretaryGeneral to report the conclusions of the High-level Working Group on Programme Criticality to the Assembly at its sixty-sixth session for consideration.
The present report, A/66/680 provides information on the evolution of the Working Group and the work undertaken to date to develop a programme criticality framework. It should be noted that the report provides an interim update on the activities of the Working Group and does not include its final conclusions.
The UNEP Year Book 2012 shows that the we are facing a number of environmental challenges. However, scientists and policy makers made headway on addressing some of the most pressing environmental issues through new discoveries and investments.
The 2012 Year Book presents the most important events and developments from the year, gives a picture of the status of key environmental indicators, and also highlights two emerging issues in detail: the benefits of soil carbon and the decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
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Youth Employment: Youth Perspectives on the Pursuit of Decent Work in Changing Times
To view the full report, please visit: http://unworldyouthreport.org/
The print versions of Africa Renewal’s Special Edition on Women are now available The electronic versions are available online: http://www.un.org/AfricaRenewal . Previous issues of the magazine maybe accessed through the online archives.
UN in ACTION, an award-winning television series, reports on the work of the UN and its Agencies around the world. These 3- to 5-minute features illustrate UN peacekeeping efforts as well as projects aimed at reducing poverty and human suffering, fighting disease, providing humanitarian assistance and stimulating economic growth. The series consists of fifty seven pieces a year and is available free of rights to broadcasters.
Some of the most recent stories include:
Programme number:1332Duration:00:03:47Date:24 January 2012
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Croatia: Tacking Fruit Flies With Nuclear Technology
Farmers in Croatia are using nuclear technology to tackle the Mediterranean fruit fly, a common pest that poses a serious threat to the country’s lucrative fruit industry. The technique, also known as “birth control for insects”, suppresses populations by breeding large numbers of males that are sterilized through radiation. UNIA program # 1331 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1331.pdf
Programme number:1331Duration:00:04:28Date:24 January 2012
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Africa’s Lake Victoria: Turning The Tide
The struggle to access clean water and basic sanitation is intensifying as the global population reaches seven billion. Overcrowded makeshift settlements are springing up along the world’s lakes and seas at a staggering pace, putting the health of millions under threat. The community of Lake Victoria is taking action to improve water quality and save lives. UNIA program # 1330 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1330.pdf
Programme number:1330Duration:00:04:12Date:24 January 2012
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In Nshili, Rwanda, an estimated one million people lost their lives during the 1994 genocide. The area is still recovering from the impact of this horrific moment in history. In an effort to revive its tea industry, an initiative from International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, has helped strengthen the unity and reconciliation process within the communities. UNIA program # 1329 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1329.pdf
Programme number:1329Duration:00:03:20Date:24 January 2012
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Guatemala: Youth Taking Back Control
In Guatemala, the drug war rages on as deadly cartels from neighbouring Mexico set their sights on parts of the country. But many of Guatemala’s youth are fighting back, not through violence, but by making their voices heard. UNIA program # 1328 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1328.pdf
Programme number:1328Duration:00:05:19Date:24 January 2012
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