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  UN/DESA Policy Brief #91: The politics of economic insecurity in the COVID-19 era | Department of Ec

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Score: 219865.33 - https://www.un.org/development...nsecurity-in-the-covid-19-era/

  The Conference on Disarmament and Negative Security Assurances

The establishment of internationally recognized nuclear-weapon-free zones on the basis of arrangements freely arrived at among States of the region concerned is regarded as enhancing global and regional peace and security, strengthens the nuclear non-proliferation regime and contributes towards the realizing the objectives of nuclear disarmament. For more information: www.unog.ch/cd/nsas

Score: 227104.6 - https://www.un.org/disarmament...and-NSA-Fact-Sheet-Jul2017.pdf

  THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MECHANISM FOR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPON

In June 2014, the CD issued document CD/1985 containing an updated version of the 2006 draft Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects introduced by China and Russia. Building upon renewed political interest in advancing cooperative approaches to questions of outer space security, by resolution 65/68 the General Assembly established a GGE on transparency and confidence-building measures (TCBMs) in outer space activities. (...) For more information: www.un.org/disarmament Outer Space Facts  The number of States parties to the five United Nations treaties governing the peaceful use of outer space are as follows: Outer Space Treaty: 105 Rescue Agreement: 95 Liability Convention: 94 Registration Convention: 63 Moon Agreement: 17  More than 60 States and inter- governmental organizations presently operate, either independently or jointly, satellites or other assets in outer space.  Thirteen States and inter- governmental organizations have independently launched objects into outer space.  Three States are known to have tested anti-satellite weapons.

Score: 289435.1 - https://www.un.org/disarmament...r-Space-Fact-Sheet-Jul2017.pdf

  Microsoft Word - Document1

Article 21 States Parties that recognize and/or permit the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall: (a) Ensure that the adoption of a child is authorized only by competent authorities who determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures and on the basis of all pertinent and reliable information, that the adoption is permissible in view of the child's status concerning parents, relatives and legal guardians and that, if required, the persons concerned have given their informed consent to the adoption on the basis of such counselling as may be necessary; (b) Recognize that inter-country adoption may be considered as an alternative means of child's care, if the child cannot be placed in a foster or an adoptive family or cannot in any suitable manner be cared for in the child's country of origin; (c) Ensure that the child concerned by inter-country adoption enjoys safeguards and standards equivalent to those existing in the case of national adoption; (d) Take all appropriate measures to ensure that, in inter-country adoption, the placement does not result in improper financial gain for those involved in it; (e) Promote, where appropriate, the objectives of the present article by concluding bilateral or multilateral arrangements or agreements, and endeavour, within this framework, to ensure that the placement of the child in another country is carried out by competent authorities or organs. (...) A reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Convention shall not be permitted. 3.

Score: 127747.58 - https://www.un.org/en/genocide...atrocity-crimes/Doc.20_crc.pdf

  1 of 3 Meeting of th

. • As per the UNOG Multilingualism Action Plan, all UN Geneva staff were expected to understand what multilingualism was, why it was so, and to understand their responsibility in the mainstreaming of multilingualism. Some specific objectives were also assigned to specific roles, including the senior management, which was expected to serve as role model.

Score: 191454.17 - https://www.un.org/dgacm/sites...iles/synopsis_-_2021_11_15.pdf

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Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains. 2. States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned.

Score: 177258.72 - https://www.un.org/en/genocide...hts%20indigenous%20peoples.pdf

  Background | United Nations

The 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference had two objectives: to review the Treaty’s operation and to decide on its extension. (...) These decisions consisted of (a) elements for a strengthened review process for the Treaty, (b) principles and objectives for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and (c) the indefinite extension of the Treaty; as well as a resolution on the Middle East. (...) As in the previous review cycle, the Preparatory Commission devoted the majority of its meetings to substantive preparation for the Conference and considered principles, objectives and ways to promote the full implementation of the Treaty, as well as its universality.

Score: 316519.53 - https://www.un.org/en/conferences/npt2020/background

  Fact sheet on the Secretary-General’s initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and

Fact sheet on the Secretary-General’s initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse | Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Skip to main content Welcome to the United Nations Toggle navigation Language: عربي 中文 English Français Русский Español Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Search form Search Toggle navigation Home SG's Initiatives High-Level Meeting Victims' Rights Advocate Voluntary Compact Circle of Leadership Collective Statement Legal Frameworks of Uniformed Personnel Fact Sheet Twitter Moment Civil Society Advisory Board Our Approach Prevention Response Victim Assistance Victims’ Rights Office of the Victims' Rights Advocate Senior Victims’ Rights Officers The Victims’ Rights Advocate What We Do Work With Us Resources Trust Fund Vision and Objectives Trust Fund Governance Donate to the Trust Fund Submit Project Proposals Projects and Reports Voices of Beneficiaries Data on Allegations UN System-wide UN Field Missions How to Report Resources Secretary-General's Reports Report of an independent review in CAR Resolutions Policies and Protocols Tools Fact Sheet on Peacekeeping Initiatives [PDF] Communications Materials Training News News Articles Statements Transcripts Videos Press Releases iSeek Home SG's Initiatives Fact sheet on the Secretary-General’s initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse Fact sheet on the Secretary-General’s initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse In March 2017, the Secretary-General outlined a comprehensive four-pronged strategy to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse across the United Nations system.

Score: 254779.1 - https://www.un.org/preventing-...ploitation-and-abuse/node/1464

  2019 Observance | United Nations

Photo: UNIC Ouagadougou In the framework of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNIC Ouagadougou, in collaboration with history teachers from educational institutions, also organized conferences about the Holocaust in ten schools in Ouagadougou. The objectives were to sensitize students and involve them in raising awareness about the Holocaust.

Score: 50739.48 - https://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/observance/2019

  THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MECHANISM FOR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPON

In 1995, at the NPT Review and Extension Conference, States parties adopted a set of decisions, including on the indefinite extension of the Treaty, further strengthening the review process, and principles and objectives for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as a Resolution on the Middle East.

Score: 227104.6 - https://www.un.org/disarmament.../07/NPT-fact-sheet-Jul2017.pdf