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  Vesna Blazhevska, Author at United Nations Sustainable Development

Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund  PRESS RELEASE 28 APRIL 2021 MEDIA ENQUIRIES media.team@unwomen.org Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund [New York] — The Elsie Initiative Fund, a UN Trust Fund, announced today the first five countries – Liberia, Mexico, [...] The post Liberia, Mexico, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone to tackle barriers to the deployment of women in peace operations with the support of the UN Elsie Initiative Fund  appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

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  | Africa Renewal

Term ID: 1 Economic empowerment By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: Special Edition on Women 2012 New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds View: New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Africa seeks to tap its diaspora Term ID: 1 Web Feature By: Michael Fleshman View: By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Darfur: another tough job for Ibrahim Gambari Term ID: 1 Web Feature By: Michael Fleshman View: By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Least developed countries at a ‘turning point,’ says the UN’s Cheick Sidi Diarra Term ID: 1 Web Feature By: Michael Fleshman View: By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: AIDS breakthrough threatened by budget woes Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: August 2011 New discovery brings hope, but will the funds be there? View: New discovery brings hope, but will the funds be there? By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Peace in Sierra Leone, a project under construction Term ID: 343 Also By: Kingsley Ighobor Africa Renewal: August 2011 Michael Fleshman UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development View: UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development By Kingsley Ighobor Thumbnail: Peace in Sierra Leone, a project under construction Term ID: 1 Also By: Kingsley Ighobor Africa Renewal: August 2011 Michael Fleshman UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development View: UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development By Kingsley Ighobor Thumbnail: Climate talks: A faint ray of sunshine in Cancun Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2011 But storm clouds loom for efforts to protect Africa's environment View: But storm clouds loom for efforts to protect Africa's environment By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Darfur: an experiment in African peacekeeping Term ID: 1 Magazine By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: December 2010 Is African Union–UN hybrid a model for the future? 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Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2009 New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds View: New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Laying Africa’s roads to prosperity Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: January 2009 The continent targets its infrastructure gap View: The continent targets its infrastructure gap By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: A harvest of hope for African farmers Term ID: 1 Cover Story By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: October 2008 Malawi subsidies stimulate a bumper crop View: Malawi subsidies stimulate a bumper crop By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Africa struggles with soaring food prices Term ID: 1 Cover Story By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: July 2008 From emergency reactions to farming investments View: From emergency reactions to farming investments By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Africa seeks fair share of ‘green’ cash Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: July 2008 Most climate change projects bypass continent View: Most climate change projects bypass continent By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Saving Africa’s forests, the ‘lungs of the world’ Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: January 2008 Forest conservation can help counter climate change View: Forest conservation can help counter climate change By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Empowering women to fight AIDS Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: October 2007 Women’s leadership is key, argues UN envoy for AIDS in Africa View: Women’s leadership is key, argues UN envoy for AIDS in Africa By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Climate change: Africa gets ready Term ID: 1 Cover Story By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: July 2007 Planning how to deal with higher temperatures, shifting weather View: Planning how to deal with higher temperatures, shifting weather By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Congolese media defend democracy Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2007 Press freedom and responsibility go hand in hand View: Press freedom and responsibility go hand in hand By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: African gays and lesbians combat bias Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2007 An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance View: An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Pledging peace at Great Lakes summit Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2007 In a region emerging from war, cooperation remains a challenge View: In a region emerging from war, cooperation remains a challenge By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Africa ending impunity for rights abuses Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: January 2007 Former presidents of Liberia and Chad face trial View: Former presidents of Liberia and Chad face trial By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Boosting African farm yields Term ID: 1 NEPAD in action By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: July 2006 More fertilizer, irrigation and other inputs are vital, says NEPAD View: More fertilizer, irrigation and other inputs are vital, says NEPAD By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Africa starts a fishing ‘revolution’ Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2006 NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability View: NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: New global anti-AIDS campaign kicks off Term ID: 1 Also By: Michael Fleshman Africa Renewal: April 2006 Towards prevention, care and treatment for all by 2010 View: Towards prevention, care and treatment for all by 2010 By Michael Fleshman Thumbnail: Trade talks: where is the development?

Score: 221397.12 - https://www.un.org/africarenewal/author/michael-fleshman

  Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General | Meetings Coverage

Staying on the topic, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) today released a report that says that 10 million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade.  School closures, economic stress, service interruptions, pregnancy, and parental deaths due to the pandemic are putting the most vulnerable girls at increased risk of child marriage.  The UN Children’s Fund added that even before the pandemic, 100 million girls were at risk of child marriage in the next decade, despite significant reductions in several countries in the past years.

Score: 128657.47 - https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/db210308.doc.htm

  Microsoft Word - Document1

Article 45 14 In order to foster the effective implementation of the Convention and to encourage international co- operation in the field covered by the Convention: (a) The specialized agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund, and other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund and other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund, and other United Nations organs to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities; (b) The Committee shall transmit, as it may consider appropriate, to the specialized agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund and other competent bodies, any reports from States Parties that contain a request, or indicate a need, for technical advice or assistance, along with the Committee's observations and suggestions, if any, on these requests or indications; (c) The Committee may recommend to the General Assembly to request the Secretary-General to undertake on its behalf studies on specific issues relating to the rights of the child; (d) The Committee may make suggestions and general recommendations based on information received pursuant to articles 44 and 45 of the present Convention.

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  Brazilian ballet pirouettes during pandemic | الأمم المتحدة

Brazilian ballet pirouettes during pandemic | الأمم المتحدة Skip to main content Toggle navigation مرحباً بكم في الأمم المتحدة العربية 中文 English Français हिन्दी Português Русский Español Kiswahili COVID-19 Response Search the United Nations Submit Search دليل الموقع Toggle navigation Home UN Response » Policy and Funding Recover Better Women Rise Youth Disability Inclusion UN System Secretary-General Financing for Development ACT-Accelerator Member States UN Personnel » Health and Wellbeing Policy and Guidance Vaccination COVID-19 Medevac New York Travel Ombudsman FAQs Resources Stories » Features UN News Awake at Night podcast Brazilian ballet pirouettes during pandemic Stories from the Field نبذة عن الكاتب UNIC Rio The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) promotes global awareness and understanding of the work of the United Nations through its network of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) around the world.

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  United Nations A/74/

The terms of reference of such a sub-fund would be within the existing terms and conditions of the United Nations trust fund. (...) A steering committee would be established to decide upon the strategic direction of the fund, approve all funding allocations and provide oversight on the fund’s operations. Setting up a multi-partner trust fund would require an initial funding pledge of $5 million by donors.

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  Microsoft Word - Document1

The establishment, strengthening and expansion of national funds for compensation to victims should be encouraged. Where appropriate, other funds may also be established for this purpose, including in those cases where the State of which the victim is a national is not in a position to compensate the victim for the harm.

Score: 202084.16 - https://www.un.org/en/genocide...20and%20abuse%20of%20power.pdf

  Brazilian ballet pirouettes during pandemic | 联合国

العربية 中文 English Français हिन्दी Português Русский Español Kiswahili COVID-19 Response Search the United Nations Submit Search 网址索引 Toggle navigation Home UN Response » Policy and Funding Recover Better Women Rise Youth Disability Inclusion UN System Secretary-General Financing for Development ACT-Accelerator Member States UN Personnel » Health and Wellbeing Policy and Guidance Vaccination COVID-19 Medevac New York Travel Ombudsman FAQs Resources Stories » Features UN News Awake at Night podcast Brazilian ballet pirouettes during pandemic Stories from the Field 作者简介 UNIC Rio The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) promotes global awareness and understanding of the work of the United Nations through its network of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) around the world.

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  United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process

building in ocean affairs and the law of the sea, including marine science" 2009 Tenth meeting A/64/131 A/64/131 Tenth Meetin g: Presentations in the Discussion Panel Discussion Panel "Implementation of the outcomes of the Consultative Process, including a review of its achievements and shortcomings in its first nine meetings" 2008 Ninth meeting A/63/174/Corr.1 A/63/174/Corr.1 2008 Ninth meeting A/63/174 A/63/174 Ninth Meeting: Presentations in the Discussion Panel Discussion Panel on Maritime security and safety Submissions by relevant intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations Submissions 2007 Eighth meeting A/62/169 A/62/169 Eighth Meeting: Presentations in the Discussion Panel Discussion Panel on Marine Genetic Resources 2006 Seventh meeting A/61/156 A/61/156 Seventh Meeting: Presentations in the Discussion Panel Discussion Panel on Ecosystem approaches and oceans 2005 Sixth meeting A/60/99 A/60/99 Sixth Meeting: Presentations in Discussion Panels A and B Discussion Panel A on Fisheries and their contribution to sustainable development Discussion Panel B on Marine Debris 2004 Fifth meeting A/59/122 A/59/122 Fifth Meeting: Presentations in the Discussion Panel Discussion Panel New Sustainable Uses of the Oceans, including the Conservation and Management of the Biological Diversity of the Seabed in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 2003 Fourth meeting A/58/95 A/58/95 Fourth Meeting: Presentations in Discussion Panels A and B (in the language of delivery).

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  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Information for Permanent Missions of Member States in New York | Uni

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Information for Permanent Missions of Member States in New York | United Nations Skip to main content Toggle navigation Welcome to the United Nations العربية 中文 English Français हिन्दी Português Русский Español Kiswahili COVID-19 Response Search the United Nations Submit Search A-Z Site Index Toggle navigation Home UN Response » Policy and Funding Recover Better Women Rise Youth Disability Inclusion UN System Secretary-General Financing for Development ACT-Accelerator Member States UN Personnel » Health and Wellbeing Policy and Guidance Vaccination COVID-19 Medevac New York Travel Ombudsman FAQs Resources Stories » Features UN News Awake at Night podcast A view of the Secretariat Building, with Members States’ flags flying in the foreground, at United Nations headquarters in New York. (...) The programme has been developed on the basis of equipment and funds donated by a Member State and has been designed specifically to avoid any drain on the medical resources of our host city and state. Subject to capacity and availability of funding, the programme may be extended, and expanded to support testing for household members of New York staff.

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