United Nations





Antonio Guterres is elected the new UN Secretary-General - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "the United Nations General Assembly unanimously appoints - Portuguese Antonio Guterres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as the ninth Secretary-General of the world body - for five years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Antonio Guterres is the former Prime Minister of Portugal - and led the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR for 10 years - is chosen from among 13 candidates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says: - "the first priority - of the international community !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "is to protect - the climate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the second is to have - a more peaceful world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to reduce conflicts - for example in Syria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "people across the globe have to work - together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to achieve a better - and more sustainable - future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "I hope people understand - that it's better to put aside different opinions - and to understand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that there is a common - vital interest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "because that is absolutely central - if you want to live in a world - where a minimum standard - is established !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "where people live a normal - and civilized - life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "that means to live together - in the modern world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Antonio Guterres pledges to act as an "honest broker" - in trying to deal with global issues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with human dignity - at the core of his work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "single problems of today - are often complex - and demand a responsible approach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with good advisors - because the Secretary General alone does not have - all the answers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and in which the Secretary General makes his good offices available - working as a convenor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a mediator - a bridge-builder - and an honest broker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to help find the solutions - that benefit everyone - involved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "co-operation for the - common good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and shared responsibility - for people - and the planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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who will be the next UN Secretary-General to replace Ban Ki-moon ? - Telegraph: LINK ¤ TELEGRAPH

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  • "this is the first time - that the UN Secretary General is chosen - partly in transparency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ten of the 12 candidates - take part in live televised debates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the first seven holders of the post - had been selected through a system of trading - behind closed doors !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "mainly by the five permanent members - of the security council ! - ( the so-called P5 - were too rigid ! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "many diplomats said that this five states would prefer - a "secretary" - rather than a "general"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the 193-member UN General Assembly now lifts a veil of secrecy - for the election of the UN chief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "by requiring public nominations - and holding campaign-style town hall events - with each candidate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to drag the selection process - into the full light - of public accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the search for a worthy successor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - has sparked a push !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "by more than a quarter of the 193 UN states - for the world body's first female leader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Helen Clark enters the Race for the next UN Secretary General - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Helen Clark - the former Prime Minister of New Zealand - and the current head of the UN Development Programme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "enters the race - for the next Secretary General of the United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "her high-profile entry increases pressure - to appoint a woman as the leading face of diplomacy - on the global stage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Helen Clark says the United Nations - must be made fit for purpose !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the position of Secretary General is about giving a voice - to all people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "who look to the UN - for hope - and support !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "as the head of the UN Development Programme, UNDP - she has proven to able !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to withstand pressures - of single states !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "when asked whether she would seek to reduce the influence - of the five permanent members - P5 ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Helen Clark gives a diplomatic answer - "I acknowledge the importance - of every member state"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the General Assembly - in which all 193 member states - are represented !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is not yet the - World's Parliament !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the main question is - how to build a stabile and movable - long-term international world order ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and there a - UN Parliament - can help tremendously !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "regardless whether you call it - UN Parliament - or not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the NSA targeted - WikiLeaks: LINK ¤ WIKILEAKS

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  • "documents showed that the National Security Agency - bugged a private climate strategy meeting !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon - and Angela Merkel !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and had singled out the Chief of Staff of UN High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR - for long term interception !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "singled out the Director of the Rules Division of the World Trade Organisation - WTO - Johann Human - for long term interception targetting !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "stole sensitive Italian diplomatic cables - detailing how Benjamin Netanyahu implored Silvio Berlusconi - to help patch up his relationship with Barack Obama !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "intercepted top EU and Japanese trade ministers - discussing their secret strategy and red lines !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "explicitly targetted five other top EU economic officials - for long term interception !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "explicitly targetted the phones of Italy's ambassador to Nato - and other top Italian officials for long term interception !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and intercepted details of a critical private meeting between - Nicolas Sarkozy - Merkel - and Berlusconi !"

 


 

 

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  • "some of the intercepts were classified - "top-secret comint-gamma" - and were the most highly classified documents ever published !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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global Order - Kofi Annan: LINK ¤ PROJECT SYNDICATE

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  • "the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan writes: - "we need a better - global order !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "personal liberty - human rights - and democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "must not be at risk - must be protected - and supported !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "globalization must not erode the capacity of societies - to determine their own destinies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "many modern tasks - climate - tax - environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and financial flows - have one thing in common !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "they are best managed - not by a single sovereign state - but internationally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "protecting the climate - requires solidarity - and cooperation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the world needs brave leaders - who can take the long view !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in a world with ebbs and flows - it is in everyone’s interest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to adhere to a fair system - of rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the world leaders need to recognize - that it is in their interest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to follow the - rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and we need a better international process - to write these global rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for example the UN Security Council - must be enlarged !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and developing countries should be given greater voting rights - in the Bretton Woods institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 



 

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  • "the IMF - and the World Bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Food should not be wasted - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "almost half of the food produced in the world - had ended up as waste !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IMechE - blamed the "lamentable" figures on !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "unnecessarily strict sell-by dates - buy-one-get-one free !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and there was a unnecessary wish for - cosmetically perfect food ! - ( mainly by the groceries ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in the UK as much as 30% of vegetable crops - were not harvested !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "due to their failure to meet - retailers' exacting standards - on physical appearance !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there should be better engineering - and agricultural practices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a better infrastructure - and better storage facilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 



 

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  • "in the big picture this is food - that should be used to feed - the world's population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UN: reduce Food Waste dramatically with simple Acts - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "requesting smaller portions - at restaurants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "freezing leftovers - and donating to food banks - can help make a difference !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "says the UN-led "think, eat, save - reduce your foodprint campaign"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "UN Under Secretary General and UNEP executive Director - Achim Steiner says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "wasting food - makes no sense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "economically - environmentally - and ethically !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director General says: - "together - we can improve lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "in industrialised regions - it was almost half of the total food !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "producers, retailers, and consumers discarded food - that was still fit for consumption !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this was more than the total net food production - of sub-Saharan Africa !"

 

 

 


 

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  • "and is sufficient to feed the whole population - in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UN Treaty on regulating global Arms Sales - New York Times: LINK ¤ the NEW YORK TIMES

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  • "the United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly - to approve the pioneering treaty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "regulating the global trade - in conventional weapons !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for the first time linking sales - to the human rights records - of the buyers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "proponents say the treaty will for the first time - force sellers to consider !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the use of their customers - and to make that information public !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the treaty, which took seven years to negotiate - reflects growing international sentiment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that the weapons trade needs to be held - to a moral standard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "finally we have seen - the governments of the world come together - and say "Enough"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "says Anna MacDonald, from Oxfam International - one of the many rights groups - that pushed for the treaty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 



 

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  • "it is time - to bring the arms trade - under control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08USUNNEWYORK1177

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  • "the UN General Assembly - UNGA - marks the 60th anniversary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - UDHR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the speakers agree that while much has been achieved - since the adoption of the UDHR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "much remained - to be done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the UN need to respond - to new challenges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "presented by the - global financial crises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "food - energy - environment - and climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the gap between the rich and the poor - must be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "speakers focus on - "new" human rights"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "including the right to development - and the right to water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "they emphasize that equal attention - needs to be given !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to economic - social - and cultural rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "as to civil - and political rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UN Habitat: reducing Slums - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09STATE69219

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  • "the Executive Director of UN Habitat Tibaijuka - notes four critical areas for policy-makers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and donors to address - to reduce slums !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( in sub-Saharan Africa - 72% of urban populations ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "land administration - and tenure - financial innovations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 



 

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  • "municipal and city planning - and water and sanitation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Food Report - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: LINK ¤ F A O

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  • "FAO Director General Jacques Diouf says - strong action is needed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to combat hunger - and poverty - in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have the economic and technical means - to make hunger disappear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "there has to be a stronger political will - to eradicate hunger forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UN beschließen erstes globales Abkommen über Waffenhandel - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "nach jahrelangen Verhandlungen verabschieden - die Vereinten Nationen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "erstmals einen weltweit gültigen Vertrag - zur Regulierung des Waffenhandels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "dem Abkommen zufolge verkaufen die Mitgliedsstaaten künftig - keine Waffen mehr an Staaten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die damit möglicherweise - gegen Menschenrechte verstoßen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "UNO-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon würdigt das Waffenhandelsabkommen - als eine "historische diplomatische Leistung"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interview mit UN-Chef Ban Ki-moon - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der UN-Chef Ban Ki-moon sagt: - "ein Palästinenserstaat - ist seit langem überfällig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

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  • "wir müssen den Nahost-Friedensprozess - wieder in Gang bringen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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der Standard: - "teilen Sie den Aufruf der Arabischen Liga - zu einer vollständigen Aufhebung der Blockade des Gazastreifens ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"



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  • "dazu habe ich immer wieder aufgerufen - und darauf arbeiten die UN hin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "es ist wichtig, Präsident Abbas und seiner Behörde - volle politische !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "und finanzielle Unterstützung - zukommen zu lassen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "damit er mit den Israelis - in einen Dialog eintreten kann !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "um die Zwei-Staaten-Lösung - vollständig zu realisieren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "mit einem vollwertigen - palästinensischen Staat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UNITED NATIONS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ UNITED NATIONS

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  • "the United Nations - UN - are an intergovernmental organization - to promote international co-operation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "its objectives include maintaining international peace - and security !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "promoting human rights - fostering social - and economic development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "protecting the environment - and providing humanitarian aid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "member states - 193 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "the principal organs are - the General Assembly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "the Security Council !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "the Economic and Social Council - ECOSOC - promotes international economic and social co-operation and development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "the Secretariat - for providing studies, information, and facilities - needed by the UN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "and the International Court of Justice - is the primary judicial organ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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